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amnspam (Dale Williams) wrote in message news:
> No, there's a person in Washington DC who posted an incredible - I do mean
> straining credibility- list of wines for sale from "his father's estate" on
> some wine boards. Wanted money wired first. Now, this list (thousands of
> bottles, heavy on the 1945 Cheval Blanc, the '61 Latour, DRC,. Dugat, etc )
> would equal the greatest collections in the world. Then someone noticed that
> some of the wines haven't been released yet!

The list I was looking at was absolutely astounding. But never fear:
the provenance is good, the cellaring conditions are good, and it is
all on the up-and-up. The trick is that the wines are in Europe, and
the prices were quoted to include getting them over here and
compensating for the weak dollar.

And I promise not to wire money to anyone. Except my mother. If she
ever asked.

>
> I think winesearcher.pro is a good deal - one good score pays for the year.

I looked into it further after you mentioned it. Since Winesearcher
doesn't show the retail prices in the "open" section for wines from
retailers not sponsoring the site, it seems clear that one must
subscribe to the pro version.

Which other online wine search tools do you find useful?
e.winemonger
www.winemonger.com