Does the market value of a wine u own stop you from drinking it?

[Howard_Cooper]

LOL, you wern’t suppose to ponder this question that much .

Craig. You’ve convinced me. I’ve decided to sell the 2007 Lafon Montrachet and 1991 DRC GE that I was planning to bring this Wednesday. I’ve got a great 07 Fevre GC that thankfully hasn’t appreciated! Any thoughts on what would work as a DRC substitute?

Brad, you are always safe (from an investment perspective) bringing any of your premoxed wines. And, do you have any 2004 Burgs?

[Ray.Tuppa_sch]

I thought you were generalising from your situation. Saying that , if you think in that way, there’s no point cellaring ANY wine as it will ALWAYS become to expensive to drink.

Now I know you weren’t…

That is what I am saying. If you think too much about current market prices, you will never drink any of the good wines you have cellared - only the flops. That does not seem like a very fun way to enjoy this hobby.

It depends on what your threshold is. If it’s say $2500, you won’t be drinking just flops. You just won’t be drinking RC, Roumier Musigny, better vintages of La Tache and some other very high priced wines.

[Peter_Hirsch]

Here’s another factor to consider. How many times do you need to drink the same wine, and does the utility of that wine drop upon repeated consumption? I’ve had a decent amount of DRC, Roumier, Leroy, Rousseau over the years. Should that make it easier for me to sell, now, because I’ve already had those experiences, multiple times, before?

[Mark_Golodetz]

Here’s another factor to consider. How many times do you need to drink the same wine, and does the utility of that wine drop upon repeated consumption? I’ve had a decent amount of DRC, Roumier, Leroy, Rousseau over the years. Should that make it easier for me to sell, now, because I’ve already had those experiences, multiple times, before?

Probably. Depends if any have given you that Transcendent Experience which some Burgundy collectors are looking for. I have to say I have only had the TE a few times, and usually from 25+ year old wines. So if I think that bottle will not give me one, then it is just another bottle on the continuum, and easy to sell.

[Markus_S]

… How many times do you need to drink the same wine, and does the utility of that wine drop upon repeated consumption? …

This was just asked in another thread here, about how many times you need to drink a wine to know a wine. For the many people here who think you need to buy case(s) of a wine to know it, then you really have to pull that bottle and drink it.

[Markus_S]

Should that make it easier for me to sell, now, because I’ve already had those experiences, multiple times, before?

Sell, and then buy the retirement home of your dreams!

[J_Rock]

I’m very new to appreciating and collecting wine, so I don’t spend nearly as much as most people here seem to (I’m still being wowed by $50 - $150 bottles). However, I’m more concerned with drinking a bottle that’s harder for me to replace (i.e., expensive) if it’s too young (and I don’t have more bottles). I answered $100, because unless I’m confident that a $100+ bottle is in its prime, I’d be hesitant to drink it in most circumstances (unless I had several bottles, so I can taste it as it ages). If everyone’s saying that my $100+ bottle is in its prime, however, it probably won’t take me more than a month (if that) to find an occasion worthy of such a bottle.