by Daniel Rogov » Tue Dec 15, 2009 4:12 pm
Sam, Hello.....
The price is beyond my personal means as well and I can comfortably assure you that have not 12, not 6 and not even a single bottle of this particular wine in my personal cellar. Wine and restaurant critics rarely earn huge sums but we do drink and dine well so we have few complaints. Fortunately, those of us who have survived long enough have publishers who pay our way to such events.
Sometimes tastings such as the one in question at which each of the Domaine's releases for the year were tasted, are done by a national importer or distributor, sometimes at the winery, not infrequently at major wine exhibitions (e.g. VinItaly, VinExpo, etc), sometimes at a wine shop tasting (for a fee). And sometimes because we receive invitations from wealthy acquaintances/readers who are not in the wine trade but who can afford such wines and enjoy sharing them not only in their youth but as they mature.
Best
Rogov
