I’m at the point where my purchasing is way outpacing consumption - i typically drink 1 $10-$15 per week (weeknight, drink over 2 days), a $20-$30 once per week (weekend), and a $50+ bottle about once per month(occasion).
I know, I need to drink more of the good stuff, but because I started buying allocations in the last couple years, a lot of my stuff is really young (tons of 2014/2015).
As I near capacity, I’m looking at which allocations/clubs to keep vs drop. I also shop retail for about 50% of my purchases.
Here’s my list as of now, with a few grouped by style:
Alban / Andremily / Saxum
Bedrock / Carlisle
Myriad / Rivers-Marie
Dirty & Rowdy
Foxen (should probably drop, as it’s not a great QPR, but it’s the first club I ever joined, on my 21st birthday no less).
Given that a job took me out of the US, I cut way back on lists. I used to be on a lot more…now just on Dirty and Rowdy/Ultramarine/Andremily. Have been on SQN waitlist for quite a while, maybe this is the year. The upside is when I get back in a couple of years everything will have a bit of bottle age on it!
Definitely
Bedrock - reason Zins are in my wheelhouse and can drink them up with zero guilt.
Once and Future
Roy Piper
Myriad - cabs only this year
Quivet - cabs only
Becklyn
Maybe:
Schrader - just made the list. only considering because of birth year.
And whatever random list I get added to!
Bedrock is on my list too, I just had a couple foxens for the first time and was not impressed. I also am planning on buying more Paolo Bea, Big Table Farm, and Albatreti or Il Marroneto Brunello.
This is what I purchase annually. I realize some I could find in the secondary market for close to release price, but I enjoy the provenance afforded by purchasing directly.
My first post on WB, excited to join the community!
This past year I bought:
Proper
Becklyn
Rivers-Marie
Quivet
Carter
Reynvaan
Just put my firstborn in daycare this week so wine budget will be scaled back this year, only planning on buying Becklyn and Proper. Having said that, when those allocation emails hit my inbox it suuuure is hard to say no!
An impending move has me scaling way back in the first half of this year, for for financial and logistical reasons. My only “must buy” right now is Sandlands.
I can realistically buy about 12 cases this year. Any more than that and it will be stacked up in the floor. I hate decisions like this, but I’m thinking I have to have these: