Which Wine To Bring Back From France?

[Mark Carrington]

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Two years later, in 2014 you could buy a 2008 Raveneau Clos at Lavinia but you would have to shell out 565 euros.
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insane
I wonder if the 2014s will be those crazy prices

Not if you visit Burgundy.

[michel]

R
Two years later, in 2014 you could buy a 2008 Raveneau Clos at Lavinia but you would have to shell out 565 euros.
ge.

insane
I wonder if the 2014s will be those crazy prices

Not if you visit Burgundy.

yes yes I know
but if I was in Burgundy I would be drinking red burgundy and white burgundy

[Mike Hawkins]

you carry them in and pay tax on the purchase price ?

Correct... Half the time at Sydney airport they reduce the apllicable tax (WET, GST and duty) considerably (it should be about 2 grand most of the time), the rest of the time I sadly pay the full 49%. Most of the time I'm bringing in wines that are rarely available here, particularly grower champagne, or Taittinger Comtes mags which are outrageously expensive in Oz

I am the same
I always declare but only carry 3 dollars per person
Do they ask you for a receipt to confirm the price of the wine ?
I have heard of them googling prices of wine and charging on big prices via the net.

I've been well over the duty free limit at least a dozen times, and have never been asked for receipts. I show them a spreadsheet outlining volumes, price paid and AUD equivalent and that has always been sufficient. That said, i tend to carry most of the re eipts just in case.

[Mike Hawkins]

Correct... Half the time at Sydney airport they reduce the apllicable tax (WET, GST and duty) considerably (it should be about 2 grand most of the time), the rest of the time I sadly pay the full 49%. Most of the time I'm bringing in wines that are rarely available here, particularly grower champagne, or Taittinger Comtes mags which are outrageously expensive in Oz

I am the same
I always declare but only carry 3 dollars per person
Do they ask you for a receipt to confirm the price of the wine ?
I have heard of them googling prices of wine and charging on big prices via the net.

I've been well over the duty free limit at least a dozen times, and have never been asked for receipts. I show them a spreadsheet outlining volumes, price paid and AUD equivalent and that has always been sufficient. That said, I tend to carry most of the receipts just in case.

[WineRick]

Yquem !!! Great vintages. Breathe deeply and just do it. You'll be a hit at off-lines in years to come.