On Friday, July 26, 2013 4:01:50 PM UTC-4, lleichtman wrote:
> 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.
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> What does this group consider to be a reasonable upper range of price for near term drinking?

OK, I'm the outlier here. I don't randomly buy a lot of expensive wines, but I certainly spend more than $100/bottle several times a year. Most of that is for mature bottles, but not all.

I'm not a rich guy (I make about what a teacher or new cop makes around here), but I am quite penurious about most things. I drive a battered '96 Corolla, live in a 1000 sq ft house, buy my clothing at thrift shops or Kohls, seldom take vacations, eat leftovers at my desk for lunch. Which leaves me money to buy $100 bottles of wine sometimes.

For everyday drinking, most of my wine buying is in the $10-25 range. Pepiere Muscadet, Pernot or Matrot Bourgogne, Donnhoff Qba, Pieropan Soave, various Edmunds St Johns, Loire Cab Franc from Breton or Baudry, good Beaujolais, etc. But sometimes I splurge.