# Wine bottles
In 1970s, a man bought a bottle of wine for $250. He kept it in his basement and forgot it. It just sold for $106,000
Business Insider reported the story of a California man who had bought a bottle of wine in the 1970s for $250. The man kept the bottle of wine in his basement and literally forgot about it. Fast forward a few decades and the man decided to list it for auction.
Screw Top or Cork ?
There was a wonderful eatery in Old Pasadena called “Pop”, and they’d specialize in (drum roll) sparkling wines and champagnes. They seemed to do quite well with “mouse*” crowd. The story here was: sometime back, under different ownership, they were open Wednesday through Sunday. I asked the then bartender/sommelier Raphael what they did with the opened bottles of sparkling wine after closing on Sunday? He said they poured it all out in the sink. Having grown up in a waste-not-want-not household, I shook and quivered at such a thought. We made a deal on the spot that I could come in on any Sunday night and for $15 (friends included) drink what otherwise would be thrown away.