Wayno wrote:2 1996 St Henri's for $25 at a Mt Gambier bottlo a few years back.
Anecdotes - finding rare wine in unusual places ?
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n4sir wrote:reschsmooth wrote:Slightly tangential to the general theme of the thread...
I think the thread drifted well away from the original question a long time ago. It was about finding wines in unusual places, not about where/when people got their best bargain buy at XYZ wine outlet.
Yes, my fault with the very first post. ANd I acknowledged I was doing it.
Re: Anecdotes - finding rare wine in unusual places ?
n4sir wrote:reschsmooth wrote:Slightly tangential to the general theme of the thread...
I think the thread drifted well away from the original question a long time ago. It was about finding wines in unusual places, not about where/when people got their best bargain buy at XYZ wine outlet.
An interesting point, does thread drift occur in relation to the topic heading or the body of the post. Because the question in the post "finding rare or unusual wines in unexpected circumstances" is wider than the heading and would cover most of the posts above.
Re: Anecdotes - finding rare wine in unusual places ?
I think the thread drifted well away from the original question a long time ago. It was about finding wines in unusual places, not about where/when people got their best bargain buy at XYZ wine outlet.
start another thread, we have hijacked this one
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Re: Anecdotes - finding rare wine in unusual places ?
[quote="reschsmooth"]Slightly tangential to the general theme of the thread, but related to Mahmoud's excellent post:
This year (or late last year, I forget now), a local chain store had a special on the Wynns Alex. I liked it and bought some but they didn't have stock. I was told it was due the following week. I received notification that it had come in, but there was a misunderstanding as the only Wynns that came in was a few bottles of John Riddock. Anyway, the girl behind the counter had no idea and, when I mentioned that I had been notified of the arrival of the Alex, she presented a couple of bottles of John Riddock and asked "is this them?" Whilst I could have said yes and taken the more expensive wine, I was honest and explained that, no, it wasn't. The reason was that I felt it was an honest mistake (notwithstanding my grievance with a wine shop employing uneducated sales staff).
If they had mispriced the Riddock on the shelf at the Alex price, it would have been a different story as I believe the advertised price is the price the retailer is willing to sell for. Who am I to tell them what the correct price should be given that they deviate from RRP anyway.[/quote]
Reschsmooth,
My sentiments exactly. Tha sales girl asked you if the Riddoch was the wine you were waiting for. You gave her an honest answer as she too was expecting an honest answer from the customer. She wasn't offering the wine at the special price.
Many years ago at a Barossa bottle shop I took four bottles of wines to the counter. The wines rang through at the stated price but on signing the credit card receipt I noticed that I had been billed for only three bottles. The sales clerk had forgotten to scan one of the bottles. Naturally I had to inform him of his mistake.
Cheers....................Mahmoud.
PS: The bottles were a pair of 1993 Maurice O'Shea (one bottle drinking beautifully in 2009) and a pair of 1990 Wynn's Oven Valley Burgundy (still cellaring).
This year (or late last year, I forget now), a local chain store had a special on the Wynns Alex. I liked it and bought some but they didn't have stock. I was told it was due the following week. I received notification that it had come in, but there was a misunderstanding as the only Wynns that came in was a few bottles of John Riddock. Anyway, the girl behind the counter had no idea and, when I mentioned that I had been notified of the arrival of the Alex, she presented a couple of bottles of John Riddock and asked "is this them?" Whilst I could have said yes and taken the more expensive wine, I was honest and explained that, no, it wasn't. The reason was that I felt it was an honest mistake (notwithstanding my grievance with a wine shop employing uneducated sales staff).
If they had mispriced the Riddock on the shelf at the Alex price, it would have been a different story as I believe the advertised price is the price the retailer is willing to sell for. Who am I to tell them what the correct price should be given that they deviate from RRP anyway.[/quote]
Reschsmooth,
My sentiments exactly. Tha sales girl asked you if the Riddoch was the wine you were waiting for. You gave her an honest answer as she too was expecting an honest answer from the customer. She wasn't offering the wine at the special price.
Many years ago at a Barossa bottle shop I took four bottles of wines to the counter. The wines rang through at the stated price but on signing the credit card receipt I noticed that I had been billed for only three bottles. The sales clerk had forgotten to scan one of the bottles. Naturally I had to inform him of his mistake.
Cheers....................Mahmoud.
PS: The bottles were a pair of 1993 Maurice O'Shea (one bottle drinking beautifully in 2009) and a pair of 1990 Wynn's Oven Valley Burgundy (still cellaring).