the overall wine market in 2016

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Jeff Grossman

Jeff Grossman
Well, as seen by Sotheby's, anyway: click for pdf

Some of the data is boring (selling DRC makes the most money, gosh!) but some of it is more curious (half of all wine sold is Bordeaux, really?).
 
I guess the more walls and restrictions we put up, the US will be a lot smaller than the 28% we are now.
 
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
the overall wine market in 2016Well, as seen by Sotheby's, anyway: click for pdf

Some of the data is boring (selling DRC makes the most money, gosh!) but some of it is more curious (half of all wine sold is Bordeaux, really?).
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Thanks. Good lists of wines to avoid from different regions owing to overinflated prices (many are spoofy, too).
 
I love the way auction houses portray it as a fun and appealing lifestyle to pay ridiculous sums of money for their goods.
 
What disorderlies should be paying attention to are the following:

Texier Pergaud wines are now allocated as is Baudry Croix Boissée, Coudert Griffe and Pepiere Clisson. There still seems to be plenty if you want to have them shipped, but don't take them for granted.

I could see a circumstance where Baudry Clos Guillot ebcomes allocated.

We already only get limited amounts Lapierre, Foillard, Coudert Tardive.

Rougeard will be sold sometime soon, so treasure what you have.
 
The Monkey speaks truth. Let the masses pursue teh trophy wines; my fear is that Clisson or, worse yet, Briords is no longer readily available and a bargain by any measure. The problem with this passion is that I've already watched many beloved wines be priced out of reach (Chave or Verset, anyone?) While I enjoy discovering new regions and producers, I also pine for the days when I could stroll into a shop and emerge with a classed growth Bordeaux for the cellar. Recalling that I paid something like $30 for the '83 Margaux and $15 for '82 Gruaud-Larose is just sad.

Mark Lipton
 
originally posted by MLipton:
The problem with this passion is that I've already watched many beloved wines be priced out of reach (Chave or Verset, anyone?)
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Forget Chave or Verset, try buying Overnoy! Which was never intended to be a grand wine.
 
originally posted by Rahsaan:
originally posted by MLipton:
The problem with this passion is that I've already watched many beloved wines be priced out of reach (Chave or Verset, anyone?)
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Forget Chave or Verset, try buying Overnoy! Which was never intended to be a grand wine.
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N'exist pas!

We have 2 bottles of the Savignin, which is on the list at Rue. We will never see another bottle.
 
To be clear, I would be happy for all of the wines I mentioned to trade at a premium like Overnoy. I'm just warning folks here not to be complacent about these wines if you want to continue to cellar them in any quantity.
 
I have found that the easiest way to get Overnoy for the cellar these days is buy a bottle of Sandlands Trousseau, then fly to Paris, call to set up a visit at Overnoy, rent a car, drive to Pupillin for your visit, taste through three or four bottles, then at the end give Manu the bottle of Sandlands Trousseau, which he thinks is cool because it is a variety grown in the Jura, but from America (American wines don't exactly make their way to Pupillin), and then hope that Manu disappears into the back and returns with a bottle of the Savagnin that he hands you, unopened, as a token of appreciation for the gift. This strategy worked for me, at least, and really was no effort at all.
 
McDonald's has pretty good wine. It's not as blazing-hot as it used to be back in the day, so less risk of injury if you spill. Thanks, lawyers!
 
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