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I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 2:24 pm
by JimHow
The Rules:
One question at a time, you can't ask the next question until I have answered the previous question.
The question can only elicit "yes" or 'no" answers.
You cannot ask the price of the bottle.
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 2:51 pm
by jckba
1. Is it a wine from France?
(And so if I am not the next person that guesses, my intention was to try and continue to narrow down the region the mystery wine is from like is this a Bordeaux, then is it a Left Bank or Right Bank wine etc.)
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 3:33 pm
by JimHow
1. Is it a wine from France?
Answer: YES.
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 3:39 pm
by Racer Chris
Is it a wine from the Bordeaux Region?
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 4:09 pm
by JimHow
2. Is it a wine from the Bordeaux Region?
Answer: YES.
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 4:39 pm
by JoelD
3. Is it a left bank wine from either vintage 2014, 2016 or 2019?
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 4:49 pm
by JimHow
3. Is it a left bank wine from either vintage 2014, 2016 or 2019?
Answer: NO.
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 5:10 pm
by jckba
4. Is it a wine from the Left Bank?
(Once we determine which bank, we should then determine the commune and then work towards winery)
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 5:28 pm
by JimHow
4. Is it a wine from the Left Bank?
Answer: NO.
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 5:31 pm
by jckba
5. Is it a wine from Pomerol?
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 6:33 pm
by JimHow
5. Is it a wine from Pomerol?
Answer: NO.
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 7:01 pm
by Musigny 151
Saint Emilion?
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 7:06 pm
by JimHow
6. Saint Emilion?
Answer: YES.
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 7:08 pm
by stefan
Is it a Grand Cru Classé Saint Emilion?
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 7:10 pm
by JimHow
7. Is it a Grand Cru Classé Saint Emilion?
Answer: YES.
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 7:12 pm
by stefan
Is it PREMIERS GRANDS CRUS CLASSÉ?
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 7:25 pm
by JimHow
Hmm define Premiers Grands Cru Classe.
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 8:14 pm
by Chris75
Is it a PCC A or B in the 2012 classification?
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 8:17 pm
by jal
Retracted
Is it of a vintage 2000 or older?
Retracted
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 8:19 pm
by sisler
Is it a bottle of Chateau Figeac?
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 8:24 pm
by jal
I see the rule is no question until the last one is answered so I retract mine
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 8:36 pm
by JimHow
Is it a premier grands Cru if it is a PCC-A in the 2012 classification?
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 8:39 pm
by Chris75
JimHow wrote: ↑Fri Jul 21, 2023 8:36 pm
Is it a premier grands Cru if it is a PCC-A in the 2012 classification?
Yes (would be Ausone or Cheval B. then)
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 8:41 pm
by sisler
Cheval Blanc?
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 8:42 pm
by JimHow
Ok thank you Chris.
Ok, then, to answer Stefan’s question 8:
8. Is it a Grand Cru Classé Saint Emilion?
Answer: YES.
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 8:43 pm
by JimHow
Sisler please read the rules at top.
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 8:57 pm
by JimHow
$428 in tax free NH, hey, you only live once….
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 9:03 pm
by jal
Nice!!!!
Enjoy
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 9:51 pm
by Gerry M.
Did you buy it today? I see Nashua has 1 bottle and it's the only one left in the state.
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 9:53 pm
by JimHow
Indeed, Gerry, I bought the last one.
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 9:55 pm
by Gerry M.
Well done hunting that down! That's a steal!
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 9:59 pm
by JimHow
I’ve had my eyes on them for a while, and when inventory went down to one I decided to strike. The 2014 Ausone is tempting as well.
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 10:27 pm
by JoelD
I figured whatever wine it was had a great chance of being 2014. I will always be in your debt for hammering home the beauty of that vintage. Not sure I've had a bad one yet. Other than a completely shut down Haut Bailly.
Any interesting question is: How many blanquitos will How give it?
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 10:53 pm
by stefan
Ooh; nice, Jim.
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 11:02 pm
by jckba
Nicely done, tis a pretty sight!
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2023 11:13 pm
by dstgolf
Well done and happy for you, but even you Jim, cannot enable me any further. I'm DONE buying!!!!!
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2023 1:48 am
by Racer Chris
I'm currently chasing down 2014s that I missed or didn't get enough of, and are still available.
But my per bottle price limit is a bit lower than yours.
Well done!
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2023 9:19 pm
by Comte Flaneur
Well played Jim. My guess is that it will still be quite tight. But Cheval Blanc is a close neighbour of Figeac and La Conseillante
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2023 10:12 pm
by Blanquito
Well done, BD. I bought some 2019 LMHB recently using the same logic (a US-wide low price certainly helped).
Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2023 11:52 am
by Nicklasss
Great buy Jim, at a great price.
I understand you when you write "we only live once", being back of Italy last night: what a great trip and i went way over budget.