Month: September 2015

Sotheby’s Finest and Rarest Wines – September 25, 2015

I sat down to write this post and my girlfriend, sitting beside me, said, I don’t understand how you can look through so many listings, it looks so boring. A fair point. So let me take some of the legwork out for you and show you where to look.

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Hart Davis Hart: An Auction of Finest and Rare Wines (September 18th and 19th) – Day Two

Another quick post late at night after a long day of work. I apologize for any mistakes, but I have already been up for a solid nineteen hours. As I said before, there is a lot of promise here in this auction. I initially had a lot more picks, but based on how day one went, I am adjusting my selections considering how aggressive bidding was. I wish you the best and I have included my lot selections below. Good luck!

 

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Hart Davis Hart: An Auction of Finest and Rare Wines (September 18th and 19th) – Day One

This is my first ever experience with HDH out of Chicago. I’ve never participated in one of their auctions, but I’ve heard good things and wanted to see what they were about. I was pleasantly surprised to see the estimates in the auction and there is promise here. As always, keep your cool and don’t get too fidgety.

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Wally’s The September Auction – Hindsight

I always go through the notes I wrote before the auction and compare them to the actual results. Whether or not I actually participated, I like to analyze my thought process and see if I was accurate in my predictions.

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Wally’s – The September Auction

This auction is taking place on September 12th at Restaurant DANIEL in New York City. Wally’s is a Los Angeles based company, but they host many of their sales in New York City. They have only been in the auction game for a few years and they’ve had some turnover, but they’re finding their way.

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Acker Merrall & Condit – Back to School II: Part 2

Here we are back again. This post is for the second day of the auction, taking place on September 12, 2015 at Marea. Agian, I have selected a few lots which I think are particularly interesting. Let’s head to those lots.

 

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Acker Merrall & Condit – Back to School II: Part 1

This will be my bread and butter. I’m much more familiar with wine than I am with spirits. Here we have an auction from Acker Merrall & Condit on September 10th and 12th. The Thursday event is at night at River Park and the Saturday auction starts at 9:30AM at Marea. If you can make it, it’s always fun to go in person.

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Chambolle-Musigny

In my second entry on the famous communes of Burgundy, I am writing on Chambolle-Musigny. Once again, we see the double barreled name. Chambolle is the name of the commune. In 1882, as a marketing ploy, they added to their name that of their most famous vineyard, Musigny. The AOC of Chambolle-Musigny was created in 1936 and with that they also began allowing production of white Chardonnay wine within Musigny, but not within the rest of the vineyard. Strangely, it is the only Grand Cru in Côte de Nuits that may produce a white wine. Chambolle-Musigny primarily produces red Pinot Noir and these wines are renowned for their femininity. Located just south of Morey-Saint-Denis, the two share the Grand Cru Bonnes Mares.

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