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Default Expensive bottles, what prompts you to buy?

On Fri, 26 Jul 2013 13:01:50 -0700 (PDT), lleichtman
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> I have wondered what prompts folks to buy expensive bottles of wine and what do you consider expensive. We are getting to the point that we're not sure of storing wine for 20 years as we never get to drink it. Yes, more wineries are making wine for earlier drinking time but there are still plenty of expensive bottles that need a long time.
> What does this group consider to be a reasonable upper range of price for near term drinking?



I'm sure that we vary a great deal with respect to our finances, so we
don't all have the same budget. But as for me, I seldom spend more
that $10-15 US for a bottle.

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Ken Blake