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Crowdfunding project to buy a Penfolds Block 42 ampoule
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 7:34 am
by markg
Ok guys,
Give me your credit card details and I will deduct $1 from each of you until we have enough to buy an ampoule.
Then we shall have a vote to see where we are going to make Penfolds come to open it up.
Perhaps Outer mongolia or an active war zone ?
Of course everyone is invited to come along and try thier 1x mm of Block 42

Re: Crowdfunding project to buy a Penfolds Block 42 ampoule
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:02 am
by Craig(NZ)
I will never buy another penfolds wine
They are just wankers
Re: Crowdfunding project to buy a Penfolds Block 42 ampoule
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:14 am
by dave vino
On the assumption that it is 750ml with 168,000 people that gives us around 0.004mls each, we'd have to book out Rungrado May Day Stadium in Nth Korea which holds 150,000 (plus another 18,000 on the pitch + Peter Gago). An A380 will hold around 500 people so we need 336 flights. Plus accommodation...sounds doable. And North Korea qualifies as an obscure place.
I'll flick my CC details through. Can I be towards the front of the line as the sommelier might mess up his 0.004ml pours.
Re: Crowdfunding project to buy a Penfolds Block 42 ampoule
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:23 am
by markg
Excellent Dave,
Now we only have to raise $167,998.
Maybye while we are in North Korea we can get younger Kim to open up the Goverments cellars and drink a bit of Latour with some Blueberry wine.
Re: Crowdfunding project to buy a Penfolds Block 42 ampoule
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 9:33 am
by phillisc
Slow news day Mark?
Re: Crowdfunding project to buy a Penfolds Block 42 ampoule
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:01 am
by markg
phillisc wrote:Slow news day Mark?
It seemed like a good idea last night after a few bottles of red were consumed.
Re: Crowdfunding project to buy a Penfolds Block 42 ampoule
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 7:25 am
by Mahmoud Ali
Sounds like a waste of a dollar.
Re: Crowdfunding project to buy a Penfolds Block 42 ampoule
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 6:32 pm
by winenovice
phillisc wrote:Slow news day Mark?
Either that or the July auction is lock and loaded!!

Re: Crowdfunding project to buy a Penfolds Block 42 ampoule
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 2:29 am
by Panda 9D
Re: Crowdfunding project to buy a Penfolds Block 42 ampoule
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:00 am
by dave vino
So does that mean Mark got the required funds if they are all sold out? I'll organise my Nth Korean visa.
Re: Crowdfunding project to buy a Penfolds Block 42 ampoule
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 12:54 pm
by markg
dave vino wrote:So does that mean Mark got the required funds if they are all sold out? I'll organise my Nth Korean visa.
Hehe.. The new premier knows how to party too

Re: Crowdfunding project to buy a Penfolds Block 42 ampoule
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 2:17 pm
by sjw_11
Can we get Peter Gago to open it "Gangnam Style"?
Re: Crowdfunding project to buy a Penfolds Block 42 ampoule
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 9:50 pm
by monghead
Give me 24 cases of the 1996 Block 42 anyday...
Re: Crowdfunding project to buy a Penfolds Block 42 ampoule
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 1:56 am
by Waiters Friend
Maybe Sparky can arrange staff discount on the purchase? We might end up with 0.006 ml each instead.