Audio and Wine?


I was wondering whether any audiophiles out there share my wine obsession? I�ve found recently that my interest in wine and audio is very similar �

both eat up a lot of my disposable income
are very expensive and technical
very difficult to downgrade (or drink lesser wine) as time goes by.

Also, both interests (or obsessions) attract some scoffing or ridicule from non-believers. At least with audio, one has what could be called an investment, but with wine, the pleasures are more ephemeral. Anyway, are there any other wine aficionados out there? If so, what are your three favorite wines? Mine are:

(1) Neiabum Copolla Directors Reserve (both cabernet and merlot - $30).

(2) Groth Vineyards - just about anything � Cabernet ($48), Merlot ($35), Chardonnay ($25) or Sauvinon Blanc ($17).

(3)Whitehall Lane (Merlot - $22).

Best I�ve had � Whitehall Lane Reserve Cabernet �95 ($125).
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Musicslug,
Absolutely. I would be very interested as to what your inclinations are as a professional buyer. For the record, there are many great restaurant winelists out there, but there are also many bad ones. Fill us in.
If anyone is interested in the 82 Petrus but can't afford it, there's a wine that comes close in taste (OK it's not the same thing but it's still pretty close) and it's from the same house (Petrus). You can get a Chateau Trotanoy Pomerol 1983 (don't even try to get an 82, they are all GONE) ($135US). The 83 is still available (in Canada at least) and it's dirt cheap compared to it's big brother (Chateau Petrus and Trotanoy are the same house)... The grapes come from the same soil as well...

By the way, I'm curious, how old are you guys... Most of the wine lovers that I know are in their 40s or above... I'm 26 years old...

Regards
Life is too short for a cheap wine. Or a nasty hi-fi system. I'm a red guy. My current favs. are Italians 'cause they're so reasonable. So three wines ...

Centine (sometimes called a 'Super Tuscan' which is a rather flash title for a cheap wine), $8

Any recent Valpolicella Ripassa, like Zenato or Tommasi, $18

Ridge Geyerville (any year but my preferance is for the 94), $30

Best I ever had was a choice between an '82 Margaux, $$$$$ !, or something obscure I had in a restaurant in Potugal, < $20.