Monthly check-in: Cellar inventory reduction plan

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27 Out
10 In
-17 for the month

I have almost entirely stuck to my buying hiatus. 9 of the bottles this month were the last of my BerserkerDay purchases trickling in.

I did buy one bottle, but I think it’s defensible. I bought a 2020 Galatrona at a nice wine dinner I was invited to by a friend. I didn’t have to pay a dime to taste a huge array of Super Tuscans (including Ornellaia and Sassicaia) as well as a nice Italian dinner. The wines we tried were for sale afterwards and I thought it would be kind of rude not to buy anything seeing as I was an invited guest and enjoyed everything free of charge. So I bought one bottle. I’m sure the hosts still lost money on me…

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My initial reaction was this April would be a great month for this monthly updated, until I realized I ordered 2025 Julian Haart wines - April:

In: 13
Out: 15
Total April: -2

Have perhaps 2-3 (?) planned buys for rest for the year. Now it’s all about resisting temptations and curiosity. Or alt least to keep those excursions moderate.

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See, this is why you should have reported them when you purchased them.

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3428

Not gonna gloat because success is fleeting:

April:
In: 0
Out: 9
Net: -9

YTD Net: -6
2026 Goal: -50

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Quite o.k. actually, since a few rose wines in spring are a must:
In: 15
Out: 11

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I believe what Dave posted is correct. Your experience just means you are less sensitive, but still somewhat. We had a person in a tasting group who seemed to be truly insensitive, and he often found that the wines we called as corked were good, and sometimes the best of all. He didn’t have a bad palate in general. It happened often enough that I became convinced of the effect Wes/Dave described. I believe there’s legit science that backs it up too.

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April
In 7
Out 22
Net -15

YTD - CT not fully updated on consumption
In 133
Out 123
Net +10

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I hope to see a reduction of around 750 bottles in May if buyers in the current round of Spectrum auctions help me out. Offered up a lot of California wines including several WB favorites.

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