A Buyer’s Guide to Wine Auctions
For wine buyers looking to diversify their restaurant’s wine list, auctions are a great way to acquire rare bottles—but successful bidding requires a well-planned strategy
Roger Morris is a Delaware-based writer who for the past 20 years has contributed articles on wine, food, and popular culture to about a dozen publications in the U.S. and Europe. Currently, he writes for World of Fine Wine, Drinks Business, Meininger’s, VinePair, Wine & Spirits, and Global Drinks Intel, among others. In prior years, he taught writing at Arizona State University and the University of Delaware and was an industry marketing executive.
For wine buyers looking to diversify their restaurant’s wine list, auctions are a great way to acquire rare bottles—but successful bidding requires a well-planned strategy
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