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[spawny100] 06/11/2006 08:14

Right all you wine buffs. I have in my possesion the following bottles (picked up for a song from the local paper from someone who I believe didn't knwo much about what they had in their possesion:

Calvet 1955 Chateau Veyrin Listrac (Appelation Controlee)
Clos du Merle 1972 Bordeaux (Appelation Controlee)
Croft's 1945 Vintage port (Decanted 23/12/1959)
Schroder and Schyler Chateau Beausite Haut-Vignoble Saint Estephe 1966
Calvet Margaux 1958
Baron Phillipe de Rothschild Mouton-Cadet 1966 (Appelation Controlee)

My questions for you all are:

1. What to do with these? They may well be worth significant money but when will I ever get another chance to drink a 50 year old wine or 60 year old port (1945 is supposed to be Croft's legendary year!). What would YOU do with them?

2. Are there any auctions that will sell wine for private customer's?

Many thanks for any feedback!

[ariane] 06/11/2006 08:11

how good might a 1991 medoc be,and can it be kept longer.

no wise cracks, like drink it and see, please

[bionicdog] 06/11/2006 08:06

Asda are selling Andrew Peace Mighty Murray red , white or rose for £3. It really isn't all that bad (well the red isn't anyway) , great for when the in-laws come round.

[itsourpete] 05/11/2006 22:44

Grypo - thank you for confirming that - but my secret is out now!

Its Our Peter (Pan)

[grupo guitarlumber] 03/11/2006 06:27

its true lads. i've been 30 for the last 30years.

[grupo guitarlumber] 03/11/2006 04:48

Cheers! How red wine 'stops' ageing
02/11/06
By Martin Evans

DRINKING vast quantities of red wine could help fat people live longer, according to a scientific study.

Researchers say they have found evidence that massive doses of a "magic" ingredient can lower the risk of diabetes, liver problems and other diseases connected with obesity.

And they believe the extract could help everyone live longer by combating a range of life-threatening illnesses including cancer and heart disease.

One scientist involved in the American study described the results as the "Holy Grail of ageing research".

The positive health benefits of red wine have been known for centuries, but now researchers claim to be close to identifying a way it can help virtually halt the ageing process.

Unfortunately, in order to reap the benefits you would need to drink around 100 bottles of red wine a day – enough to kill a man many times over.

Scientists are now working on a way of extracting the key ingredient, resveratrol, and creating an easy to take pill or capsule.

They hope the supplement could cut the risk of early death for millions.

Resveratrol is a powerful antioxidant produced by certain plants as a defence against the effects of injury and fungal infection.

It is found in high quantities in grape skins, in peanuts and some berries.
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and the American National Institute of Ageing tested mice which had been fed on a high-fat diet.

They were treated with ultra-high doses of the red wine extract and the results astounded scientists.

The organs of the obese mice looked completely normal and were relatively undamaged by their high-fat diet. Fat-related deaths among the mice fell by 31 per cent after they had been given doses of resveratrol.

Mice which had been fed on a normal diet also enjoyed a longer lifespan after being fed the extract.

Dr David Sinclair of the Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass-achusetts, said: "If we are right, you could have the benefit of restricting calories without having to feel hungry. It is the Holy Grail of ageing research."

He added: "The 'healthspan' benefits we saw in the obese mice treated with resveratrol, such as increased insulin sensitivity, decreased glucose levels, healthier heart and liver tissues, are positive clinical indicators and may mean we can stave off in humans age-related diseases such as type-two diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, but only time and more research will tell."

The mice were given extracts of resveratrol equivalent to 100 bottles of wine a day and scientists believe it works by spurring regrowth in the central powerhouses of the cells.

Dr Sinclair said: "For mice at least it shows that you can be fat, happy, healthy and vigorous."

Dr Richard Hodes of the US National Institute on Ageing, said: "These findings are a notable step."

[itsourpete] 28/10/2006 21:33

Colleagues!

A pleaseant surprise!

Asda are doing selected red (and um, white!!!) wines for 3 for a tenner and I've discovered one which is well worth the £3.33333333333333etc price!

Kumala INTULO is a 13.5% alc by vol full bodied red which captures the South African 'earty' taste quite nicely but tastes like a £6 (min) bottle.

DO try and get some. I got the last 3 bottles at my local Asda so it might be a 'quicky' offer only.

Regards to all Gluggers!

Pete

[ttg100] 05/10/2006 16:07

Tesco doing free del this week so
just orderred some Lindemans bin 65 chardonnay
as think excellent slurping turps and this is
great price (was around £6 in waitrose)

[quixquote] 25/9/2006 16:33

ES are you tarting wine futures?

[ttg100] 25/9/2006 16:28

went to the Hastings Seafood and Wine Festival
last couple of days and was very impressed with the
UK bubbly - especially

they have won couple of awrds and deserve them
imho

[bionicdog] 25/9/2006 08:00

Looks lovely , the type of place that one might bump into Jilly Goulden (not that I'd want to).

[itsourpete] 24/9/2006 15:54

bionicdog



Read all about it!

Pete

[lord butterstock] 24/9/2006 13:28

Yes, I recall being invited for tea and cucumber sandwiches at his rectory on
one occasion....along with Wing Commander Fairfax. His behaviour was
rather odd. He was trying to pursuade us to invest in some small
companies...

Later, I heard that he had been arrested. Something to do with some
indiscretions in a boiler room I think.

[the skies the limit] 24/9/2006 13:16

LOL

Yes that name comes to mind.

HAHH ha ha .

[lord butterstock] 24/9/2006 13:15

Skies..

Do you mean the Reverand Moon?

Yes - I believe I do. I understand that he is serving time for embezzlement
and fraud.

I think his son posts on this site on occasions.

[the skies the limit] 24/9/2006 13:09

Advertising standards and all that I suppose lets face it the UK have to be carefull as well now they cant advertise cigs in a macho way. I think the reverand would agree but we aint seen him around the bbs for a while.

Do you remember the reverand on these bbs?

[lord butterstock] 24/9/2006 13:02

LOL!!!!!!!!!

Spec - it looks like two upside down dead dogs!

The labels for Chateau Rothschild can be very unusual to say the least.