Serious wine drinking ! I'm impressed. Sent from my iPad
> On 30 Nov 2013, at 19:16, Damian Walsh <[email protected]> wrote: > > I managed to build up a half decent collection of wine 20 odd years ago > because friends of mine had a 13th Century farmhouse with huge dry-stone > vaulted cellars. They live 20 odd km from where I lived so there was no "by > gum that wer a grand bottle, lets bring oop another one" (my first "cellar" > in the UK only lasted until a particulary boozy night with an alcky friend). > > I moved and bought a house with 2 stone vaults, got up to 900 bottles (all > good good stuff BTW) then moved here - to a modern house, with a modern > cellar - only to end up pouring more than 300 bottles down the drain and > taking the enamel off my teeth with another 300. > > I've not got the money to vin de garde anymore, for the bottles I lost, I > got a bit back on the insurance - the so called expert agreed that the > auction value of the last 300 was 14 000€....... I got 1980€ back. > > All that too long story to say that you can dream about a cellar, but don't > buy one built after the war, its not worth it :( > > Damian > > PS I think at least some of the Lards have drunk the odd bottle in my > Pussay cellar (the 2 vaults...) - this is going to bring on another mail.... > > > On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 7:01 PM, Richard walker > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 'From the cellar ' ??? >> >> It's my ambition in life to have a wine cellar. >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On 30 Nov 2013, at 17:45, Damian Walsh <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Just opened a '08 Capitan-Gagnerant Cotes de Nuits Villages. Straight up >>> from the cellar so a little bit cold but the bottle's in front of the >> fire >>> and I have hopes ;) >>> >>> It's the last bottle I've got from that year. Will I be able to wait a >>> couple of years for the '11? In fact will I see out this evening without >> ;) >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 6:06 PM, Richard Walker <[email protected] >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Where's the wine. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leedslist mailing list >>> Info and options: >> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >>> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >>> >>> MARCHING ON TOGETHER > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER
