We got a sneak peak at the cellar of a true, passionate and professional collector the other day. Joking that it might be an 'obsession' rather than a 'passion', we began to ponder what collecting wine is all about and how it might be changing.
We're seeing a lot of premium vintages on the market suddenly. Have collector's woken up to the "I can't possibly drink allt his if I live to 105" or is it something else. Is it a bit of capitalism in the works? After all, just like accumulating real estate, you can't live in more than one house at one time (or can you?). Was that a good analogy?
And if you're a collector who is liquidating some of your portfolio, is it just to make room to start collecting again? After all, that 2006 Bordeaux vintage looks might tempting...
Will you make the same kind of returns on that release than you did on the 61's or 82's? Is there a net present value table that you use when you make the decision to sell from your cellar?
Or is like getting a new car? Something new in the garage (cellar)? Boredom with looking at the same 10,000 or so bottles?
Anyway, what I was glad to find out was that finally someone has steared me in the direction of a wine that shined in my birth year (not telling), so I'm hoping that I'll find a collector who is selling a bit of Burgundy in that year at 'liquidation' prices so I can finally grab a bottle or two.
Here's to the art of collecting - I'll drink to that!
Julie
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