This will be my general round up of what I think is worth trying in the Dan Murphys special: Dan Murphy’s 16 June 2011 The Majella Musician is a top wine. Certain well reputed wine experts rate it as one of the best value reds in Australia. A single bottle at $16.70? you are savingContinueContinue reading “Mitch’s Roundup: Dan Murphys 16 June 2011”
Category Archives: Buying Wine
Where to buy wine in Berlin?
Wine is available everywhere in Germany. Every supermarket, chemist, corner store sells the stuff. Heck, even the driving school in Friedrichshain doubled as a fine wine shop. But there is certainly a lot of bulk rubbish that is generally the source of non-wine people saying they don’t like the taste of it. For some consistentContinueContinue reading “Where to buy wine in Berlin?”
What to get on the way to a bbq for under 10?
Typical situation: I’m on the way to a party, I’m at Dan Murphy’s, there are walls of wine and how am I supposed to pick something out when they all look the same? Just like looking for a car, wine can turn up some duds. However, the truth is that this is a golden ageContinueContinue reading “What to get on the way to a bbq for under 10?”
What was the most expensive bottle of wine?
Ah haa. It is French, it is old and it is definitely out of my price range. As of 2010, the most expensive bottle ever sold, caught a $233,972 US price tag for a single 750ml bottle at auction. A nice drop of Château Lafite Rothschild from the spritely year of 1869. With fakes aContinueContinue reading “What was the most expensive bottle of wine?”
How much do people need to be told what to buy?
A recent trip to my wine dealer got me thinking about the powerful influence of marketing and the sales approach. We all know the feeling that you have a general idea of what you want to invest in, you have either had your eye on it for a while and/or done way too much timeContinueContinue reading “How much do people need to be told what to buy?”
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