88, 90, 91 wines that last

[Innkeeper]

Hi JS, and welcome to the Wine Board. There are some drawbacks to what you are doing. First of all is the wine itself. There are numerous things that can go wrong with a single bottle over that many years. Secondly there is the question of the tastes of the children when they are twenty one. As you may recall, that is a difficult age. I love my children more than my wines, and have often thought about having done what you are considering. However with all four of them in their thirties now, only one will ever drink any wine, and that one only drinks white zin. So you could end up drinking wine that has gone bad or at best well on its way down hill, by yourself.

Incidentally it would be difficult to find an '88 Barolo at his time, and you did it would cost much more than $30.

[This message has been edited by Innkeeper (edited 02-18-2003).]