How much do you spend on wine?

WINE TALK
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I read a thread one time and someone listed off their purchases for the year, it added up to over $60k. [shock.gif]
With the budgeting for wine thread it reminded me of something I have often wondered, what is a normal, sane, acceptable wine budget to have?

I don’t bemoan anyone for how much they spend and I know to some people this is a very personal question, but how much do you spend on wine?
I don’t expect people to really spill the beans, but I’m curious as to how much of peoples disposable income is dedicated to wine. If not a dollar amount than maybe a %?

To start, I spend about $250-$300 per month on average inclusive of wine list and allocations down from about $1k per month in my hay day.

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I’d take a guess at ~$15 a day on average

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$500 a month average over the last 5 years on CT. It could have been more before, but I did not keep total records. CT sure points out the harsh reality that I have spent way too much money on this hobby.

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Far too much.

Still, cheaper than a mistress.


AR

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Much much less than I used to. Still too much.

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Old topic.

The late Len Evans theory of capacity point 9 stated:

“What part is wine of your life? Ten percent? Ergo, 10 percent of your income should be spent on wine.”

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Alex, wrong choice ,of a mistress. Plenty on the market for less than a wine budget.

(private dialogue between french people…I apologise if I shocked anybody…)

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Around 15% of my total income. So, way too much…

Alain

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Less in 2014 than 2013, so the trend is good. Would like to cut in half this year. Last year it was about 3% of my income.

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Last year, for the first year since I started this hobby, over 20 years ago, I sold slightly more than I bought. Friends wanted wine and I sold a little of stuff that no longer interests me in CC. A miracle. Unlikely to be repeated this year.

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2014 was the lowest $ in 10 years and still a fairly inconceivable amount to the average non-geek. A decade of wine expenditures has pushed retirement years down the road.

As the saying goes, you can’t take it with you.

RT

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The wine or the money…

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Yes.

RT

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I will have to run this one by my wife and see what she thinks. :wink:

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More than I should but not as much as I’d like.

JD

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~4% annual net. Looking to allocate same amount differently this year.

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Looks like 8.5% last year.

Too much. Those 1995s better come around some day.

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I was watching the documentary Red Obsession this weekend and I think it was Christian Moueix who said (something like), “When I was younger I preferred sex, now that I’m older I prefer wine”. I busted up laughing.He had a few great quotes on that movie.

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I think the reference is to the costs once your wife finds out, not the direct costs of another woman. This not being an enlightened / morally decayed (take your pick) country like France where it’s considered perfectly fine and grand to be carrying on outside of your marriage.

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I also watched this a few days ago. But I believe the quote came from the Chinese Dildo Billionaire. :wink: