Comments on: Is it a sin to covet wine you can’t have? http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/12/10/is-it-a-sin-to-covet-wine-you-cant-have/ A blog about the world of wine Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:13:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Leanu http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/12/10/is-it-a-sin-to-covet-wine-you-cant-have/comment-page-1/#comment-23663 Leanu Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:20:12 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=4681#comment-23663 I would love to try the wine that Jesus converted from water. In theory it would be the best wine the world has ever seen, but it is also possible that he just rabbit-out-of-the-hatted some Gallo Hearty Burgundy. I would love to try the wine that Jesus converted from water. In theory it would be the best wine the world has ever seen, but it is also possible that he just rabbit-out-of-the-hatted some Gallo Hearty Burgundy.

]]> By: Scott K http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/12/10/is-it-a-sin-to-covet-wine-you-cant-have/comment-page-1/#comment-23577 Scott K Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:17:14 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=4681#comment-23577 Steve...for the record, I openly admit a longing for mansions, luxury cars, yachts, private Caribbean islands, rare antiques and treasure chests of jewels! Steve…for the record, I openly admit a longing for mansions, luxury cars, yachts, private Caribbean islands, rare antiques and treasure chests of jewels!

]]> By: vinorojo86 http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/12/10/is-it-a-sin-to-covet-wine-you-cant-have/comment-page-1/#comment-23463 vinorojo86 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:10:47 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=4681#comment-23463 As a side question, Would you still want that '34 Richebourg if it was poured into a bottle of two-buck and then delivered to your door? I honestly believe that there are hoards of people who want these wines because of what's outside the bottle, not what's inside. Again, a great topic Steve. As a side question, Would you still want that ’34 Richebourg if it was poured into a bottle of two-buck and then delivered to your door? I honestly believe that there are hoards of people who want these wines because of what’s outside the bottle, not what’s inside. Again, a great topic Steve.

]]> By: Ted http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/12/10/is-it-a-sin-to-covet-wine-you-cant-have/comment-page-1/#comment-23461 Ted Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:38:02 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=4681#comment-23461 These wines are great stories, great memories and emotions. I doubt the wine in the bottle, if consumed out of context, would be that remarkable at all. I spent three years tracking down a rare bottle I had tasted 10 years ago. Back then it was the best wine I'd ever had. Last month I opened it- mediocre at best. These wines are great stories, great memories and emotions. I doubt the wine in the bottle, if consumed out of context, would be that remarkable at all.

I spent three years tracking down a rare bottle I had tasted 10 years ago. Back then it was the best wine I’d ever had. Last month I opened it- mediocre at best.

]]> By: kevin keith http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/12/10/is-it-a-sin-to-covet-wine-you-cant-have/comment-page-1/#comment-23455 kevin keith Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:23:57 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=4681#comment-23455 Well said sir. While I have tried to inhabit the tenet of the Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want," but it has been tough at times in this business. I used to work at a wine store that had displayed prominently above the counter 5 emptied bottles of vintage DRC, a headstone to one of my employer's wanton nights of Bacchanalian debauchery. Many a customer opined their envy to me and the staff. And I too have had my fair share of close encounters of the divine wine kind - the first growths, old Ports, '28 Cheval Blanc, etc. - vicariously through customers, friends, competitors. Yet at the end of the day, what does it mean? It's great to see a wine writer of your stature put things in proper perspective. Cheers! Well said sir. While I have tried to inhabit the tenet of the Stones’ “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” but it has been tough at times in this business. I used to work at a wine store that had displayed prominently above the counter 5 emptied bottles of vintage DRC, a headstone to one of my employer’s wanton nights of Bacchanalian debauchery. Many a customer opined their envy to me and the staff. And I too have had my fair share of close encounters of the divine wine kind – the first growths, old Ports, ’28 Cheval Blanc, etc. – vicariously through customers, friends, competitors. Yet at the end of the day, what does it mean? It’s great to see a wine writer of your stature put things in proper perspective. Cheers!

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