I suspect I might have done something rather rash.
Today I registered on the site iDealwine. You might know of it…it’s a wine auction website. I was just doing it for research purposes you understand. Still, I thought I’d try it out. Most lots were of six or a dozen bottles, but there were a few single bottle lots around, which I thought more sensible. I noticed a bottle of Reserve de la Comtesse 1988 in an auction about to end – estimate was 25 euros, current bid was 20, so I trumped that with a big 21 euro bid. And I won. Obviously I hadn’t registered the fact that there’d be taxes and hefty delivery charges which have pushed the price up to 32 euros…still, it’s the oldest bottle of wine I’ve ever bought and I’ll be able to open the bugger as soon as it drops through the letterbox (if it ever does).
Now, it’s not a huge amount of money so might not sound very rash. Thing is, it was so bloody painless! I think I can spy a slippery slope over the horizon.
Red Vin Man 
March 24, 2007 at 10:10 pm
Completely agree with the slippery slope. This year, trying to figure out exactly where all my money goes, put some bank statements together. My wine budget for 2006 exceeded $5000 – it includes gifts, of course, but… how embarasssing!
March 25, 2007 at 11:51 am
Well, Purva, as long as you’re drinking some great wines (and I’m assuming your are – otherwise you’re drinking an awful lot of cheap ones!) and you can afford it, that doesn’t sound like too much of a problem to me!