Comments on: No Dutch auctions in Bordeaux http://www.drvino.com/2006/06/27/no-dutch-auctions-in-bordeaux/ wine talk that goes down easy Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Salil http://www.drvino.com/2006/06/27/no-dutch-auctions-in-bordeaux/#comment-278 Salil Sat, 01 Jul 2006 22:53:00 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2006/06/no-dutch-auctions-in-bordeaux/#comment-278 Utter madness. I think I'll pass on this.<BR/><BR/>Quite amazing how such exorbitant sums are bid for these wines, especially with the range of very good wines around the world.<BR/><BR/>I was in Sydney two weeks ago, and spent some time out in the Hunter Valley (in fact, wrote a bit about it on my blog Off Wandering). Enjoyed some phenomenal wines there - and what struck me was the incredibly low prices. <BR/><BR/>I picked up some stunning wines in the Valley for about 10-20 AUD, and some other fantastic ones in the city shops in the 15-50 AUD range. And yet there are others just a bracket above going at 50 or 60 times the price in Bordeaux... Utter madness. I think I’ll pass on this.

Quite amazing how such exorbitant sums are bid for these wines, especially with the range of very good wines around the world.

I was in Sydney two weeks ago, and spent some time out in the Hunter Valley (in fact, wrote a bit about it on my blog Off Wandering). Enjoyed some phenomenal wines there – and what struck me was the incredibly low prices.

I picked up some stunning wines in the Valley for about 10-20 AUD, and some other fantastic ones in the city shops in the 15-50 AUD range. And yet there are others just a bracket above going at 50 or 60 times the price in Bordeaux…

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