I’m feeling more and more like Papa Hemingway

Monday’s coming. I swear that makes me feel like drinking.

We were at Costco today getting our regular stuff – 80 tons of laundry soap, 275 rolls of toilet paper, 57 lbs of hamburger. You know – the regular trip.

This was the display that met us as we went in the front door.

HOLY ALCOHOLIC, BATMAN.

That large one is 18 litres. I looked it up. They call that a Melchior, after one of the biblical Wise Men. It’s 24 standard bottles of wine and 90 glasses.

90 glasses.

I have questions. The thing was insanely huge. How the hell do you pour that? You’d need a cherry picker or some sort of leverage system. Perhaps one just uses super long straws.

If you feel a bit intimidated, might I suggest the one on the right.

It’s 12 litres called a Balthazar, another of the Magi. It equals 16 bottles and 60 glasses worth.

I looked this wine and the vineyard up and they have received excellent scores on Wine Spectator.

Now the only problem is coming up with 3,899.99. Who wants in?