Seraph Sauvignon Blanc 2007
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008Regular readers know that I sampled the Auction service at Virgin Wines with mixed results. I discovered recently that they have started auctioning Cloudy Bay 2007. Fabulous idea! Everyone knows the price of Cloudy Bay. Although Harvey Nichols sells it every year for about £16-18, other retailers struggle to keep it below £20. The Sunday Times Wine Club sells it at a rip-off £26.95! Virgin Wines? You can start bidding at £1 for 6 bottles!
So I raced to the site and discovered with disappointment that, with 18 hours still to go, the bidding was already at £131 for a half case (£21.83 per bottle). It only took me 1 minute on Google to find it at £18.99 at lebonvin.co.uk. I am not saying that £131 for 6 is bad value, though. It just pays to keep an eye on availability elsewhere if you value your coins. Well worth visiting Virgin and placing a bid of £50 or so, just in case! I am going to keep going back for a look.
Anyway, the cricket saison est arrivé, and tomorrow I managed to get a ticket (sold out) for England vs New Zealand at Old Trafford (Manchester). I know what you are thinking, how on earth is he going to tie all this nonsense back into a post about a wine from Touraine? Listen carefully, I am about to begin…..
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