'82 Bordeaux comes of age

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The owner of a bottle of wine can legally sell it in California without a retailer's licence once the wine is ten years old. Now that the 1982 Bordeaux wines are coming into maturity, many people are considering selling or buying.The wine would bring a profit now, but it may increase in value.

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1990 Bordeaux offer bargains compared to still-hot '89s

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Consumers eagerly purchased 1989 Bordeaux futures, but prices for 1990 futures are down 10% to 15%. Fine wine merchants report that customers were affected both by economic concerns and the mediocre reputation of the 1990 wines.

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Collecting with a twist

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Milt and Karen Becker collect wine, but they also have 800 corkscrews, some of them old and unusual. Milt Becker has been collecting corkscrews for more than 20 years and estimates that his collection is worth $300,000.

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