Mike Paulson and 1971 Wine.
San Francisco in 1971 Mark Paulson was influenced by a friend to purchase a 3-liter bottle of expensive wine for only $250. These days that value would be around $2000. This classy Domaine de la Romanee – Conti wine would be a great present for my daughter’s wedding, Mark thought later.
Fifty years later Mr. Paulson’s son Cody brought to his dad an article about the same bottle of wine that was auctioned off for a mere $80,000. Cody tried to buy this bottle of wine of $5000, dad said no. Shortly after Mark explained this new information to his daughter and gently mentioned that this wine is no longer a wedding present. She concurred.
This precious wine which barely survived an earthquake in 1989, is now set up to be auctioned off by the Bonhams Skinner Auction House. Bidding starts at $50,000. Mr. Paulson noted that with all the publicity going on this bottle can fetch $100,000. Good luck Mark. It may very well happen. I think Mark Paulson has chosen correctly when he bought that fine bottle of Domaine de la Romanee – Conti wine in 1971. Made in Burgundy, France since 1232, Dr. Wetbrain added.
Dr. Wetbrain reminiscing of the 70’s. “I remember during my late teens when you wanted booze you had to find a bootlegger. Someone that was old enough to get into the liquor store. All our peers bought a case of beer or a 26 oz. bottle of whiskey or vodka. Not Lawrence, my best friend and me. We always got a case of fancy imported wines. Wines like Piesporter, Blue Nun and Black Tower. We were so stylish then.”