I'll have 27 bottles of the Romanee Conti...

Put it on my tab:

12 bottles of 1978

two bottles of the 1961, 1966, 1996 and 2003

single bottles of the 1981, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2001 and 2002

The tab, you ask? $500,000

Record $500,000 paid for 27 bottles of red wine (Reuters)

While the global credit crunch has forced many consumers to rein in spending, one Beijing-based billionaire has splashed out a record $500,000 on 27 bottles of red wine, London-based Antique Wine Company said on Saturday. The anonymous Chinese entrepreneur bought a mix of vintages of Romanee Conti, a Burgundy wine and considered to be among the world's most exclusive with only 450 cases produced each year. - complete article