On Dec 9, 12:21*am, "Dick R." > wrote:
> Just received a holiday catalog from Haskell's, a wine and
> liquor chain in Minnesota. Some nice wines at fair prices,
> but some of the PER BOTTLE highlights a
> Cheval Blanc 2005 Bordeaux $1,399.99
> Margaux 2005 Bordeaux $1,399.99
> La Tache 2005 Burgundy $4,900.00
> Richebourg 2005 Burgundy $6,800.00
> Romanee Conti 2005 Burgundy $12,500.00


It will be interesting to see if there are some sales of ultra high
priced goods after the holidays, since many of the very rich around
the world have lost millions on paper, at least for now, and may
likely be in no mood to buy such expensive products.

Petrossian lists Imperial Special Reserve Persicus caviar at US$ 1257
for 1 3/4 oz(50g) or $12200 for 17 5/8 oz(500g). I believe this comes
from Iran. It is not now legal to sell Beluga in the US because of the
endangered status of this huge fish. The price of higher grades of
caviar has increased greately for many years now. If this continues,
the best caviar will sell for the price of gold, and the above now is
over 1/2 the price of gold. I wonder if there will also be some caviar
sales after the holidays.