Don't Buy Into the Future of Wine

Who knew that Bordeaux futures are being offered by local wine shops and some national retailers at prices that can top $660 bucks! At Cheap Fun Wines we like to keep it under $20 and the whole wine futures games seems a bit extreme - however we could see enjoying a $600 bottle of wine or even the future of wine for $600 if you'd pay for it. :-)

Not that there aren't plenty of buyers lined up to plunk down thousands of dollars for wines that won't even arrive for another two or three years — the reviews have been that good. ("Futures" are paid for and ordered now but not delivered until the wines have been blended, barreled and bottled.) But still, I had to scratch my head when I saw, for example, that the 2005 Mouton is being offered locally for $660! For a bottle, not a case!!

Full Article at: The Seattle Times

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