http://www.wine-girl.net/2006/06/futures.html Exploring Cincinnati and the world of wine, one bottle at a time Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:18:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.wine-girl.net/2006/06/futures.html/comment-page-1#comment-589 The Corkdork Mon, 12 Jun 2006 03:29:27 +0000 http://michellelentz.net/wine/2006/06/futures.html#comment-589 You should know about the Wine House in San Francisco. They are available for mail order, and do lots of futures. http://www.wineaccess.com/store/winesf/welcome.html
If you sign up for the newsletter, it has very good recommendations. I bought 2001 Sauternes futures (not Yquem, but lots of others) and the prices were excellent. You just need the patience of a saint! – CD

]]> http://www.wine-girl.net/2006/06/futures.html/comment-page-1#comment-588 MalB Fri, 09 Jun 2006 06:17:33 +0000 http://michellelentz.net/wine/2006/06/futures.html#comment-588 I am not sure about the Bordeaux futures but I too have fallen in love with the more rustic and earthy wines(particularly the reds) of the Bordeaux.
As a novice at wine, especially Bordeaux’s, I have found Robert Parker’s book “Bordeaux: The comprehensive guide” to be a fantastic source of information about the various communes and Chateau and winemaking styles in Bordeaux. It is not cheap – it cost me around AUD$135 but it was worth it for me as I really wanted to buy quite a few different ones. I also did a short Bordeaux Wine Course, which helped a lot.
I think it is important to try and understand the Bordeaux and Medoc classification system/s. I am trying and feel I am part of the way there through the 1st to 5th growths of the 1855 classication etc.
In relation to the futures, I didn’t follow the link but the thought came to me as I was writing that they may be simply offering a place in the en-primeur offerings. I have placed a number of orders for the 2003 and 2004 Bordeauxs en-primeur. The price is quite a bit less than what they will actually retail for when released, however I do not think that this will be the case with the 2005 as everyone has been raving about the vintage.
One good thing with the 2005 looking like it will be a hot item, it may make some of the back vintages a little cheaper as merchants and agents clear their stock to get the cash to buy the 2005s. There may be some bargains to be had??

]]> http://www.wine-girl.net/2006/06/futures.html/comment-page-1#comment-587 Jeff Cleveland Fri, 09 Jun 2006 06:12:20 +0000 http://michellelentz.net/wine/2006/06/futures.html#comment-587 I have no experience purchasing futures of any kind but I’m excited to hear what others have to say. Maybe I’ll end up buying some futures of my own.

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