b. fluesmeier 
Grape Picker
Posts: 1
 | | 06-29-2009 02:04 PM |
| I am selling my personal wine collection. I am not a business. I have set up a website where you may view the collection and communicate with me. www.mywineforsale.com Thanks for your interest. | | | |
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Vine
Milwaukee, WI
Barrel Racker
Posts: 1891
| | 06-29-2009 02:20 PM |
| Bottles stored at an average of 68 degrees...
That, coupled with the fact you will not break up the collection and are asking $60,000, will make this a tough sell. | | | |
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JimmyV
Central Connecticut
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5702
| | 06-30-2009 12:06 PM |
| Of the 505 bottles, 296 are Silver Oak, Opus One, or Marilyn Merlot. 293 bottles are rated 89 or lower (or have no score). 104 bottles are CA Cabs from 1998 or 2000. And for this, the buyer gets to pay $118 per bottle? You'd be better off shopping this collection as a whole to one of the many companies that advertises in the back of the Wine Spectator Magazine. You won't get the price you are looking for. But you won't be wasting your time waiting for a stiff to pay $120 per bottle for Silver Oak. | | | Beta testing a new signature. | |
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Eric White
San Ramon, CA
Advanced Sommelier
Posts: 9963
| | 06-30-2009 03:24 PM |
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Posted By JimmyV on 06-30-2009 12:06 PM
And for this, the buyer gets to pay $118 per bottle?
And for poorly stored wine to boot! | | | Pinot Noir: It helps build strong bones. | |
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R8der
Livermore, CA
Wine Thief
Posts: 2505
| | 06-30-2009 06:24 PM |
| Wow....if the "average" temp is 68, can you imagine what the highs must have been? A temp that is fluctuating a lot is very bad for wine.....particularly if it's fluctuating over 68 on a regular basis. Crazy!
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Randy Wigginton
Master of Wine
Posts: 11566
| | 07-01-2009 09:02 PM |
| Its fair to ask whatever price you'd like. I can say that a lot more people are selling wine these days, and most all for "personal reasons". It sounds like some tough times have come your way; I wish you the best. That said, I would be very surprised to see the entire collection go in a single sale, particularly at that high of a price. The only people that would buy an entire collection would be a wine broker or retailer; they would not be able to mark up anything beyond the price paid.
Good luck. | | | |
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David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
VinoCellar.com Extraordinaire
Posts: 31185
| | 07-05-2009 05:07 PM |
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Posted By JimmyV on 06-30-2009 12:06 PM
Of the 505 bottles, 296 are Silver Oak, Opus One, or Marilyn Merlot. 293 bottles are rated 89 or lower (or have no score). 104 bottles are CA Cabs from 1998 or 2000.
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Randy Wigginton
Master of Wine
Posts: 11566
| | 08-23-2009 07:36 PM |
| Price on the collection is now $47,500. I feel bad for the seller.. I suspect the final price will be closer to $30K. | | | |
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Drew
Sammamish, WA
Wine Labeler
Posts: 3787
| | 08-23-2009 08:40 PM |
| Spottswood(e) ;-) Gonna be a tough sell. | | | |
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R8der
Livermore, CA
Wine Thief
Posts: 2505
| | 08-24-2009 12:39 AM |
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Posted By Randy Wigginton on 08-23-2009 07:36 PM
Price on the collection is now $47,500. I feel bad for the seller.. I suspect the final price will be closer to $30K.
With an average temp of 68, $30K would be an outstanding value....for the seller....and nobody else. You might as well be buying wine from a Katrina cellar. | | | |
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Randy Wigginton
Master of Wine
Posts: 11566
| | 08-24-2009 04:23 PM |
| Chris - I forgot about the temperature thing. For $95/bottle I would want properly stored wines. Oh, i would want good wines as well, not silver oak etc also :-) | | | |
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R8der
Livermore, CA
Wine Thief
Posts: 2505
| | 08-25-2009 08:34 PM |
| Randy, it's not about how good the wine is. It's about what others perceive that wines value to be. I still remember walking into Bouchon about 5-6 years ago and running into Eddie George, the NFL RB. He had a bottle of Silver Oak he was holding proudly for all to see. My friend and I laughed when we saw it.....did he really think he was impressing anybody? Maybe he saves the good bottles for his wife.....he was with a different woman that night......so I guess when you are paying by the hour....Silver Oak will do! | | | |
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