what's the most you spent on a bottle?

[dananne]

When we first started drinking wine, it seemed like most everything we bought was in the $6-$10 range. I remember when spending $15 on a bottle felt like we were splurging. Over the past 4 years or so, we've noticed a "price creep." First into the $10-$14 range, then into the $15-$20. Now, we frequently buy $20-$30 wines, but almost always balance it out with $6 bottles of stuff like Vina Alarba. We call it "dollar-cost averaging down." We almost never open anything over $10 during the week or when only one of us is drinking.

The priciest bottles we've purchased (outside of restaurants) are:

1998 Beaux Freres $65
2000 Clos Mogador $70
1999 Chateau de Pommard Burgundy $58
2000 Domaine Rene Engel Echezeaux Grand Cru $60
1999 Domaine Drouhin-Laroze Chambertin Clos de Beze Grand Cru $80
1993 Pol Roger Brut Rose $50

Other than the Beaux Freres and the Pommard, all were purchased in the last few weeks (by my wife, I must confess, as thank you gifts).