We find that The Durand corkscrew is the ideal tool for the clean extraction of old and stubborn corks. But in deciding how early to decant, be guided by past experience—and, above all, what makes you comfortable. Just-shipped Madeiras should also rest—standing up, of course. As casks of very old Madeira gradually vanish from the island, fewer old Madeiras are being bottled. Those that are bottled increasingly carry a bottling date on the back label.
Madeiras love oxygen, and so early decanting is often important—not just to remove sediment, but for breathing. Because of the decades they spend in the oxygen-rich environment of a barrel, Madeiras respond to air unlike other wines. An old Madeira customer once suggested this useful rule of thumb: for each decade the wine has been in bottle, give it a day in the decanter. Just put a cork in the bottle, and revisit it again and again.
While almost all wines should be stored long-term on their sides, Madeira is different. It should be stored standing up. Madeiras tend to destroy their corks, and far too many great old Madeiras lying in bins have lost their contents when their corks gave out.
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Besides writing off the campaign as a charitable expense, the ROI was through the roof for the entire Napa region. Win, win, win. I only want to put my two cents in here because I had the opportunity to drink all these great French wines when I first arrived in California in , while I worked for a French restaurant in Sausalito, and this is a true story.
And these were the most expensive on the wine list. Now here are my comments : Like everything else in the USA, it's to sell magazines like the " wine spectator ", news papers, advertisement, to sensationalize through the media and create public excitement, at the expense of accuracy.
Great strategy, but total non sense, and I am a wine lover; there are plenty of excellent wines for less than dollars today. I am investing in current - wines banking on the value increasing ahead of other available investments. I attempt to buy an investment bottle for my 2 kids and 2 grandkids. I am sure the two little grandkids will enjoy drinking a 30 or 40 year old wine from there papas collection. There is a lot to learn about wine.
Its not going to be much of an investment return if you or the grandkids drink it. One reason why i dont invest in it! Also, be grateful you're not the person that broke a half-million dollar wine authenticated as being owned by the third President of the USA. That was not a wine for drinking, that was a wine for displaying as a part of history sort of. At that point, it's a collector's item, not a drinking wine I'd really hate to be the person that has the capacity to spend half million bucks on booze.
The Screaming Eagle purchase should not be on this list as the auction itself was for charitable purposes. While not inexpensive in its own right this exact year can be had for a fraction of the auction price. Terribly confused, agitated and a bit sick to my stomach. PS, If I was the waiter or importer or whoever broke the dam expensive bottle I would be on all fours licking the floor dry. If you have billions of dollars This world is about who has it not who needs it.
So work hard creating wealth and use it the way you want it and stop wasting your breath on how you want others to use their wealth. Jody, you probably don't realize that most, if not all, of the wine auctions in Napa and the surrounding area involve significant charitable contributions and causes which benefit a number of worthy causes.
Tony, please don't break my heart. I already burst into tears upon the realization of the noble cause of buying a , dollar bottle of wine. If the winner's intention was to enjoy the bottle of wine I can understand that.
The guy had the money, and just wanted to enjoy himself. However, the case tends to be as always to hide the bottle in a damp, and dark cellar away from the world like a dragon hiding his treasure in a cave lying on top of it and making sure that no one will ever find it.
What a waste of great wine. And Jody, no wine is worth the indignity of licking it from the floor. Just say damn it and look ahead. I have a feeling that waiter who broke the Chateau Margaux bottle was fired and later applied in India as valet attendant, who, in fact, crashed a Lamborghini that made it to the news recently. I agree that something a little more drastic than just being fired probably happened. But what exactly Or maybe the guilt killed them!
Yes the poor fellow must have felt like Jumping off a building. But, what a story to tell the grandkids. I sure would love to sip a glass of any of these collections. Just an offshoot of this topic, many don't realize that Australian wines are remarkably clean and crisp, especially the Merlots and Cabernets.
They're better than CA wine and maybe so versus French and Italian if you're not particular about labels. No, actually, they're not. There are many good Aus wines and a few excellent ones I don't happen to care for Penfolds That's actually a pretty good price. FinancesOnline is available for free for all business professionals interested in an efficient way to find top-notch SaaS solutions. Some wines are expensive simply because of how rare it is. Rare vintages, that is, bottles of wine that use a specific type of grapes from a specific region during a specific time that gives it a unique flavor.
Or it could simply be a case of supply and demand: aged wines take decades to create, so whatever stock of vintage a supplier has is very much limited. This means that, as word spreads on how good a particular vintage is, the less there is to go around, which means wine makers and producers can place a huge premium on their bottles.
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