The Wine Lover's Guide to Auctions: The Art & Science of Buying And Selling Wines
by Ursula Hermacinski
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Author: Ursula HermacinskiForeword: Michael Broadbent
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-03-15
ISBN: 0757002757
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Square One Publishers
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Book Review: Sold!
Summary: 4 Stars
Ursula Hermacinski has been a wine auctioneer at Christies and elsewhere for over 20 years. Her well organized book is a clear exposition of the auction process.
Part One is a summary of the history and details of auctions and a short lesson in wine basics. Part Two is a superb tutorial in reading wine catalogs; she describes the bidding process, whether you attend in person, by telephone, or increasingly on the Internet. Part Three helps you decide which auction house to use to sell wine, and details many of the pitfalls: bad wines, shipping damage, handling charges, and more. Part Four is the weakest section, a sort of hodgepodge dealing with charity auctions and learning about wine: travel to wine regions and taste lots of wine is the essence of her advice.
The book is crisply written and is a useful source of trade secrets on how to try to buy wines inexpensively. It is well to remember that Ursula Hermacinski, though, is an auctioneer and has a self interest in encouraging buyers and sellers. One reviewer found her "so motivating one can hardly wait to zip off to the next auction and wave that bidding paddle with confidence."
Go slow say I.
One of my best auction hints if you are looking for a bargain is to never open the bidding. If the lot is unsold, you may be able to buy the lot by negotiation after the sale.
I've given this book only four stars for two reasons: first, except for general interest, it is applicable to only a tiny group of wine consumers. Second, the wine auction business is fast moving, driven by a number of factors including shipping laws in the United States, the growth of Internet auctions and uncertainty about the legal ramifications, and a serious problem with counterfeit wines.
If Ursula Hermacinski would enhance this book, say with an author's blog on Amazon, so she could keep her readers up to date, the book would be worth five stars for the clarity of her writing.
Robert C. Ross 2008
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