Record $500,000 paid for 27 bottles of red wine

[slowhand]

LONDON (Reuters) - While the global credit crunch has forced many consumers to rein in spending, one Beijing-based billionaire has splashed out a record $500,000 on 27 bottles of red wine, London-based Antique Wine Company said on Saturday.


The anonymous Chinese entrepreneur bought a mix of vintages of Romanee Conti, a Burgundy wine and considered to be among the world's most exclusive with only 450 cases produced each year.

The client bought 12 bottles of Romanee Conti 1978, two bottles of the 1961, 1966, 1996 and 2003 and single bottles of the 1981, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2001 and 2002.



http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080419/ts_nm/britain_wine_dc

 

[member006]

They can kiss my............... :moon:

Think of all the hungry people you could feed with that kind of money.

LL

 

[Digital]

I'm not surprised he remained anonymous.

 

[dick van cock]

Pah! I can get 27 bottles of the finest Italian pomace at my local discounter for less than 40 bucks.

No questions asked as long as the sewage serves its purpose. :beer:

 

[jdb67]

The mind boogles.....

 

[calpoon]

and none of them were cristal. what up with that?

 

[D-rock]

I'm going to let some grape juice set out in the sun for a couple of weeks. I figure because it's exclusive being only one bottle it will sell for a couple million dollars some day.