Hoping this thread is not too intrusive but as I see folks here post their daily drinkers and some are soaring into $300+ wines … I am just very curious what profession (that I should have picked … ) is allowing you to enjoy this great (expensive) hobby.
Also … how you’re budgeting wine? Most you spend per bottle and your averages?
Time, time, hear the bells chime
Over the harbor and the city
Time to kill another bottle of wine
To help paralyze that tiny little…tick, tick, tick, tick
On a slightly more serious note, I work a blue collar job, so sticking to a strict budget is a must. Living in Chicago has allowed me to scour many retail locations in search of great deals. If I took a hard look into my wine finances, I’d say the most I’ve spent on a single bottle was $400. For a wine I’ve actually opened, I think $135 is still holding. On average, I’m looking at around $40 a bottle. I usually drink through 3-4k worth of wine a year. Last year was a particularly good year. I actually ended the year having made more money from wine than I spent drinking it.
BTW, double posting here and CT is a bit tiresome. Most of us frequent both boards and this is a rough crowd, think the Brooklyn docks, well maybe Jersey.