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Ok.. I just made a guranteed purchase of 10 cases (6 bottles in wood) of 04 Bodegas Lan
(L.E.) WS 96....Purely for selling to the masses when this wine hits the WS top 10 for 2007....Either my boss will force me to do a tasting perspective for all the Arbor Mist products or I will get a night off to enjoy this wine with a special friend. Hmmmmm. Any thoughts ....I think its a good bet. "A bottle of wine contains more advice then any self help book in the world" |
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I don't know. Ask all the people sitting on cases of Schild from last year......
 -------------------- "One may dislike carrots, spinach, beetroot, or the skin on hot milk. But not wine. It is like hating the air that one breathes, since each is equally indispensable." Marcel Ayme` |
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I'm sitting on cases of Schild and La Tour Blanche from last year. But I bought them to drink rather than flip, so I'm not unhappy. Speculating on what WS is going to do for profit is a risky business.
I swear they kept Schild and LTB off of the top 100 to spite people because of the amount of speculation! |
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Oh God!!! I bought that one too. I sold it off
for a $10 loss...But Lan (L.E.) has been on the list in previous years....OK...I will just accept the Arbor Mist "project' and move on.... AHHHHHHH!!!! "A bottle of wine contains more advice then any self help book in the world" |
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WTH do you lemmings buy cases of wine purely on speculation that you might score big when the WOTY is announced?
If you are truly only motivated by profit which is your only motivation when you make posts like this...and don't B.S. me otherwise. Buy what you truly liked during the year in as large of quantities as you can afford and then when the announcement is made if you happen to have it flip. Otherwise, buy a case the morning of at slightly higher than current prices and you'll still make a decent margin. Flip it baby. Joe ----- Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. |
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I mearly buy for the Lemmings THIS IS A BUSINESS...My store wants to make money..
Besides, this is a "kick ass" wine ....(you can admitt it) ...Do you dream of some sort of pure world of wine "perfectionist" transfering thier "ideal" wines to the world via the little tapas bar in your niegborhood...get real! this is a global market...get the best stuff..taste a little..age a few.. and sell the rest..! ..LOL"A bottle of wine contains more advice then any self help book in the world" |
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Is English your native language?
Joe ----- Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. |
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For the record... Joe ----- Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. |
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Rather you cannot understand..because you have been smoking your ceramic Jesus bong again with some Yellow tail Shiraz slurp at the bottom..
Just face it....Wine can ...Hmmm? Perhaps make some profit if marketed correctly... Are you willing to bet me..of the existance or non-existance of this wine on the top 100 list for 2007....AHHUMM..I didnt ..think so. "A bottle of wine contains more advice then any self help book in the world" |
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Isn’t the case production of this typically around 1,500 cases? This would be too low under the current trend back to slightly higher production wines for the no.1 position, but should easily make the Top100 and probably the Top 10.
Nevertheless, it’s usually a very good wine for the price. So unlike gambling your money in the stock market or Vegas, you still have a good value wine if you lose your bet. BTW, where did you get the score for this? I don’t see it in the Insider, Advance or the WS database. Do retailers get scores before readers do? ___________________________________________________ It's good to try them young too and then let them age - James Suckling Infanticide can be very satisfying - Robert Parker I drink mine young to avoid disappointments - James Laube |
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Greendazi...THe score was made public in the previous WS release (Oct 07)...I had..perhaps a 7 day advance..through my store..(via our distributor)..
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Obey the wise one, WIML. He knows of what he speaks.
 Moo I'm a dairy heir. Think about how stupid the average person is. Then realize that half the people are stupider than THAT. By definition 50% of the population is below the median intelligence level and all it takes to get elected is 50% + 1 vote. |
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Sounds like your track record kinda sucks on this......... -------------------- "One may dislike carrots, spinach, beetroot, or the skin on hot milk. But not wine. It is like hating the air that one breathes, since each is equally indispensable." Marcel Ayme` |
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shakin..sigh...Now eat your cookies...
and smile...Life goes on.. (THis could have some sort of deep meaning,but It really does not)....I have come to the conclusion that I am the only true American Capitalist on this forum... "A bottle of wine contains more advice then any self help book in the world" |
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I say go for it.
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Capitalist, Boston, me thinks thou does jest. No good deed goes unpunished |
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I have a good stash of the LTB. Bought on futures long ago. No Schild. Haven't had it but probably not my cup of tea..... -------------------- "One may dislike carrots, spinach, beetroot, or the skin on hot milk. But not wine. It is like hating the air that one breathes, since each is equally indispensable." Marcel Ayme` |
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Trust your judgment and run with it. You should know your clients better than anyone here. After all, those Arbor Mist drinkers can be quite discerning. I do hope you develop a better sales presentation than your current "WS 96, kick ass wine, WS #7, buy it". Otherwise, what we may have here is a failure to communicate all the lovely attributes of this wine that you appreciate so highly just in case it does not rank as high as you are speculating.
Good luck and if you are incorrect, you will receive one day in the box. |
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I assume you're talking about the Schild here, so let's add this up. You work for retail so can get wines at wholesale I presume. Wholesale should be less than the $20 PC was charging. You sold it off for a $10 loss, which means you sold it for less than $10?????? Not bad for a 96 point wine. Some of the ebob faithful even liked it. |
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Must be the Sherry Lehman of Boston.
You may possibly be renaming this post; "Licking my wounds!!" |
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Awww, that's very nice of you. WHEN?!! |
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You have to admit it's a little ironic that people are bashing the wine spectator score sales presentation. 9 out of every 10 posts on here mentions a score. It might not matter to you or I but does matter to the masses.
winegirl58, keep those Canandaigua sales up! LOL Is this the Potato farm? Yes, I am Albert Potato. |
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Buy em up. Probably cost you under 2 thou? When they turn out to be this years red herring I'll buy a couple off of you. I'd vote for, and rather have a case of, 2004 Ornellaia.
How does Arbor Mist figure in?
Be good and you will be lonesome. S.L. Clemens |
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Thanks everyone for the support..I admitt I probably did jump in too big...but this wine does have a better history than Schild...(It has been on the list twice)
If I am wrong than its still a great wine with or without 96 pts. It will sell despite the list. It always does..Now if I could find some Clos des Papes hiding somewhere... "A bottle of wine contains more advice then any self help book in the world" |
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