When I buy on futures it's usually 3 to six bottles at a time and I buy mixed cases. When I buy locally its usually 2 bottles at a time. My cellar is about 50/50 betwen futures and local so I'd say around 3 or 4 bottles per.

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Originally posted by futronic:
No. 0 bottles doesn't count.

If I have half a bottle left do I not have half a bottle left?

2.5

I'd have expected higher. Some bottles are many, but I suppose several single bottle purchases bring down the count pretty effectively. Interesting.

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How can it be less than 1?

What if all you collect is Imperial's?? 8 wines in a bottle...

Myself, I'm still buying single bottles for most everything except Bordeaux.

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Originally posted by SD-Wineaux:

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Originally posted by Sticky2:
3.1877729257641921397379912663755

So that tells me you have 229 different wines and 730 total bottles, or some multiple thereof. You should be careful about telling this board too much.

Or you could just look me up on cellartracker

2.55

1.88

I thought there was a place on cellartracker that already calculated this until I realized all I had to do was divide the total number of bottles I had by the numer of different kinds of wine I had.

It's one of those moments that you realize that your university education finally paid off.

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2.75

6

2.62

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Originally posted by futronic:
No. 0 bottles doesn't count.

0<1

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Originally posted by futronic:
How can it be less than 1?

Well, I have to account for all the bottles that I wish I had in my cellar. That will definitely lower the average to around .000001

3.18 if you include pending wines.

1.32

Actually a depressing exercise. I have way to many 1's. I think it is a combination of 1) I am still figuring out what I like and don't buy multiples until I am sure 2) my palate continuously changes so I dont like buying too much of one thing 3) I always look for multipels to drink first..when I have one left I think harder about drinking it 4)I cant afford to buy as much wine as I would like so I sacrifice quantity for quality and buy less

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Originally posted by jgreen:
1.32

Actually a depressing exercise. I have way too many singles. I think it is a combination of 1) I am still figuring out what I like and don't buy multiples until I am sure 2) my palate continuously changes so I dont like buying too much of one thing 3) I always look for multiples to drink first..when I have one left I think harder about drinking it (4) I can't afford to buy as much wine as I would like so I sacrifice quantity for quality and buy less

Precisely.

3.2 for me

2.35

Waaayyyy too many singletons....

3.28

Officially, 1.5.

When I buy for the cellar I buy at least two, and try to buy 3 so that I can see how the wine evolves. I have stopped buying one bottle of any wine I put into the cellar. It stinks when you taste a great wine, and then it's your only bottle. Additionally, it's hard to drink a wine that is a singular holding. Too much pressure on timing of when to open. I like to have three bottles. On for now, and two for later. If I really like a wine now, or see potential in it, I will get another so that I have 3 in cellar and one in the tummy.

1.98

Sounds about right since I normally buy in 3s.

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Originally posted by gigabit:

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Originally posted by jgreen:
1.32

Actually a depressing exercise. I have way too many singles. I think it is a combination of 1) I am still figuring out what I like and don't buy multiples until I am sure 2) my palate continuously changes so I dont like buying too much of one thing 3) I always look for multiples to drink first..when I have one left I think harder about drinking it (4) I can't afford to buy as much wine as I would like so I sacrifice quantity for quality and buy less

Precisely.

My exact dilemma. Although I am also rather new to collecting.

1.33

2.24

2.35, but I think that it is going up. I used to be 2 of each if I thought I was going to cellar it/them, but then discovered that if I really enjoyed the 'taster' first one, that I was reluctant to drink the second as I did not want to drink "the last bottle". Flawed thinking in so many ways, but there it is. So, now I try and buy three so that that i can still do the 'taster' but then know that I have 2 left, which somehow, in my psychological world, allows me to feel better.

Buying in 3's, 4's and 6's has raised this number....


DBW

2.36

Figuring on total purchases.