"It's a mistake to pour top wines with people who won't appreciate them," he said.

But almost without exception, the top wines at auctions are also very expensive when new.

Dinner for two, including a bottle of top Turkish wine, is $85.

Unfortunately some of the top wines were not available.

The top wines come from cosseted older vines - some of them more than 100 years old.

In some vintages, the top wines may not appear at all.

In the best restaurants, top wines are rarely more than $20.

And it's a lot easier to sell them at $50 when my top wine sells for much more.

Our remaining top wines tended to fall into two categories.

His top wines sell for more than $50 a bottle.