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How many of these 10 dynamics fit you like a glove?
Do you have an addiction to wine buying?
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Do you have an addiction to wine buying?
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Eric Menchen
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Phew, only about 3 out 10. I think there should have been some mention of:
- How many e-mails per day do you get offering wine for sale? Above some number, say 5, is an indicator.
- How much do you look at auctions for wine buying?
- How many e-mails per day do you get offering wine for sale? Above some number, say 5, is an indicator.
- How much do you look at auctions for wine buying?
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Glenn E.
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Re: Do you have an addiction to wine buying?
3 out of 10 for me as well.
1 yes that's true.
2 we sort of joke about, but never really get around to "drinking down" the cellar. At the rate I drink out of the cellar (as opposed to buying another 20-yr old or LBV to drink), I probably have about 50 years worth of wine saved up.
So I can't really count 2 as being true.
3 isn't the spare bedroom, it's the front hallway. Of course we rationalize that the "box wall" is to keep the dogs out of the living room/dining room, but said box wall is full of wine so it's really just overflow storage.
7 isn't my spare bedroom, it's my "office" which now has 3 wine fridges in it.
1 yes that's true.
2 we sort of joke about, but never really get around to "drinking down" the cellar. At the rate I drink out of the cellar (as opposed to buying another 20-yr old or LBV to drink), I probably have about 50 years worth of wine saved up.
So I can't really count 2 as being true.3 isn't the spare bedroom, it's the front hallway. Of course we rationalize that the "box wall" is to keep the dogs out of the living room/dining room, but said box wall is full of wine so it's really just overflow storage.
7 isn't my spare bedroom, it's my "office" which now has 3 wine fridges in it.
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Eric Ifune
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Only one for me! But I'm downsizing the cellar numbers. ![[d_training.gif]](./images/smilies/d_training.gif "In Training")
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+1!Andy Velebil wrote:I don't have to read it....the answer is YES!
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Paul Fountain
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if we are just looking at wine, I think I am ok. But if I look at my combined beer and wine purchases I might have a problem!
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+2Bradley Bogdan wrote:+1!Andy Velebil wrote:I don't have to read it....the answer is YES!
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I get emails from vendors saying I have wine to pick up and my question is usually, "what did I order?"
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This buying wine thing is a tough one to get a handle on...
Took work taking a tough turn to get things under control. Not the best way about it but the effects seem to have lasted longer than the tough turn, which was been nice on the wallet!
Took work taking a tough turn to get things under control. Not the best way about it but the effects seem to have lasted longer than the tough turn, which was been nice on the wallet!
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I have ordered so much on-line I am now getting emails from alcoholics anonymous.
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Miguel Simoes
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Michael T wrote:I have ordered so much on-line I am now getting emails from alcoholics anonymous.
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Re: Do you have an addiction to wine buying?
Ambition driven by passion, rather than money, is as strong an elixir as is Port. http://www.fortheloveofport.com
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Brian C.
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Re: Do you have an addiction to wine buying?
"I used to have a drug problem, now I make enough money." - David Lee Roth
Finding the deal is always a real thrill. The key is being able to exercise restraint after finding the deal, because this is a finite exercise, after all (for me, anyway). How much can I keep on hand, and how much can I consume by myself and with friends? By limiting the size of each purchase, I also limit my risk on each individual purchase. Not that I don't go for depth ever (that deal has to be ridiculous for that to happen), but I generally like breadth over depth when I collect. It's a wide world of wine out there, and discovery is part of the game, I mean addiction, for me, also.
Finding the deal is always a real thrill. The key is being able to exercise restraint after finding the deal, because this is a finite exercise, after all (for me, anyway). How much can I keep on hand, and how much can I consume by myself and with friends? By limiting the size of each purchase, I also limit my risk on each individual purchase. Not that I don't go for depth ever (that deal has to be ridiculous for that to happen), but I generally like breadth over depth when I collect. It's a wide world of wine out there, and discovery is part of the game, I mean addiction, for me, also.