An Imperial shaped bottle of wine, once owned by the last Czar of Russia Nicholas II, stands amidst an almost untouched cellar of his wine, near Yalta on the Black Sea coast of Ukraine, in this photo made available by auctioneers Sotheby's in London, Friday Dec. 3, 2004. Hundreds of bottles of wine from the imperial cellar which have survived revolution, war and decades of communism, are scheduled to be sold at an auction by Sotheby's in London, Friday Dec. 3, 2004.(AP Photo/Sotheby's)
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2 posted on
12/03/2004 12:01:10 PM PST by
softengine
(Once you acquiesce, its all downhill from there.)
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Vinegar..albeit..red wine vinegar..but still vinegar..
5 posted on
12/03/2004 12:06:02 PM PST by
ken5050
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Why didn't someone post this yesterday so I could have bid!
6 posted on
12/03/2004 12:07:47 PM PST by
Phantom Lord
(Advantages are taken, not handed out)
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The only wine I drink has a screw top. Or comes from a box. Gimme a good bottle of Stoli anyday though!
7 posted on
12/03/2004 12:10:54 PM PST by
thefactor
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Give me "two buck chuck", except on weekends, LOL.
9 posted on
12/03/2004 12:23:32 PM PST by
Mister Baredog
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Certain wines don't age well, but I'm sure the bidders are aware of that.
10 posted on
12/03/2004 12:25:51 PM PST by
1Old Pro
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Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovskii (1817-1900)
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"St. Isaac's on a frosty day"
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Oil on canvas
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13 posted on
12/03/2004 12:46:00 PM PST by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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