Didn’t think that bid would hold but it worked out. Go figure.
Looks like no one is biting on those DRC, pricing is a touch high except on the 90 RC
Those big sellers in WB CC were orchestrating a DDoS.
Not recently, its been years. They also bought Last and First Bottle, so maybe that firm is making moves now in response to lower sales?
That was in 2017.
2022 by Third Leaf Partners.
“Leaves of three, let it be,” I always say.
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They just picked up about 4 cases. Should be on the website in a few weeks.
'01, the year that broke my heart. I bought that when it was released and saved it for my future wedding day. 20 years later when that day came, the bottle along with an entire mixed case of wine was missing from my storage.
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Name and shame
I can’t. Not my style. But I clearly haven’t gotten over it.
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Does it make anyone else a bit nervous when on WB (or any other auction for that matter) when u see an offering for which 5 bottles or 11 are available? Like maybe they guy bought the 6 or 12 pack, tried one, it was a bad bottle and he decided to bail on the rest? Sure, maybe the wine is perfectly good and it just wasn’t to his taste preference, but who knows 
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Tastes change and people buy wines knowing they might sell most of them later. I’m actually more afraid of singles. I feel that people buying 6/12 bottles of something are more inclined to treat them properly re storage and handling. Single bottles who knows where that thing has been over the years, how many times it has changed hands, etc. Not saying I won’t buy but am somewhat more careful about condition.
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Yeah I feel better when I see multiples.
Unrelated, but been some decent stuff on there recently at good prices for newer vintage wines.
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Yes. This has been asked before and there was a pretty lively discussion if I recall.
This doesn’t bother me at all.
Nor do single bottles worry me, at least in terms of provenance. Plenty of people buy only a few bottles of a wine rather than a case. As long as the fill is good and there are no signs of seepage or cork protrusion, I don’t worry. But I’m usually looking for more than 1 bottle, so I don’t often bid on those lots.
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Sorry if I’m not getting you right but are you really saying if the cork level and wine level in bottle, if right, are necessary indicators of a ‘good’ bottle?
I have bought MANY bottles from WineBid which I’ve not yet had but hope with both hands are going to be good (not midhandled) bottles.
Seems like you are suggesting that if the cork is right and the level is right, the world is right. If so, I’m a very happy man.
But I’ve also heard lots of stories about poorly handled bottles, too hot, too cold, etc. which are now shot to shit but still look nearly perfect on the outside, capsule, cork, etc.
I will often sell 1 or 2 bottles of something I have more of when I’m in the mood to trim my cellar. Sometimes I’ll break up a larger number to sell, because my theory is that if you put 6 up for sale buyers will watch and hope the price drops, but 1 or 2 is more likely to sell quickly,
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I was trying to describe what I see as warning signs, not signs that a bottle is fine. I didn’t do a good job of it. I’ll try again:
If the cork or the level doesn’t look right, or if there are any signs of past seepage, I stay away. To me, those are the indicators with the highest predictive power of a bad bottle.
In the absence of those warning signs, the odds are very good. People are more likely to post when things go bad, so what we see is skewed towards the poor outcomes. That said, a poorly stored bottle may not show any of those signs. Which is why statements about prior storage can be reassuring, though still no guarantee.
A set of 5 or 11 could be evidence of a bad case, but could just as easily be evidence of a realization that too much was bought, or it will take too long to come around, or a change in palate, etc.
A singleton, if a unicorn, might be a bottle that passed through many hands with unknown provenance before finally being “removed from professional storage.” But outside of unicorns, it’s much more likely that the original owner simply decided to sell it.
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What’s the best way to evaluate a cork that’s under capsule? Same for leakage?