did a similar tasting in 1986 with Mr Parker in attendance. Much to our
mutual regret, once he wrote about the wine, wholesale prices soared. I
bought the 1982 in Firenze for $12 US at 1900L=$ and drank it at a pensione
in Fiesole for a buck or two more!!! At that time the Maryland wholesale
price was about $30 US when the 1982 was released in the US by Julius Wile.
Enoteca Pinchiorri had almost all the vintages with the first selling for
about $150 US, which I skipped in 1985 trip. Most of the older Sassicaia I
bought was purchased at La Frasca in Castrocaro Terme on the Ravenna-Firenze
road SS67. The first Sass I bought was at Weimax in Burlington Ca near the
SF airport for the unheard of price of $30 in 1983 or so.



--
Joe "Beppe" Rosenberg
"Larry" > wrote in message
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>
> One needs
> >both a lot of depth and breadth in one's cellar to host such
extravaganzas.
>
>
> Bill, if you don't mind a beginner asking; how long have you been
> developing your collection? It might give some of us some hope.
> How large is your collection in your cellar?
>
> It seems that many of the members with large and varied selections,
> also entertain a lot. Is this one of the reasons you have developed
> such a wine cellar?
>
> If so, then I'll get out there and make another 100 friends of so ;-}
>
> TIA
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Larry Stumpf,

> S. Ontario,
> Canada