Based on iconic byte reaching icon360.blogspot this Wednesday,it's reported that former Man Utd Manager is to auction the extensive collection of vintage wines which he assembled during his career to "distract from the intensity and pressure" of managing Manchester United.
According to source,The collection of about 5,000 bottles, along with signed memorabilia, will be sold at auctions starting in May, and has a pre-sale estimated value of £3m,
Almost two thirds of the cellar consists of Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, a French Burgundy which is "in vogue", according to the auction company.
"It's the wine of the moment in terms of demand," said David Elswood. "So hopefully that's going to draw the attention of not just Alex Ferguson fans but wine fans too."
According to Christie's,The cellar spans every year of Ferguson's career with United from 1986 until he retired in 2013. It includes lots from 1999, the year United won a treble of the Premier League, the Champions League and the FA Cup, a feat never previously accomplished and not matched since.
"People keep saying, 'What was the best moment of your life as a manager?' and '99 is without question," Ferguson is quoted as saying in an interview to promote the sale.
"There was always this thing about my career that I never had won the Champions League, so to win it in the way we did win it was absolutely fantastically special. And it coincided with a vintage; you were talking about Romanee-Conti '99, a really special year. I think we deserved that."
Ferguson said he had taken up wine collecting in 1991 during a visit to France and it developed into a way to relieve the stress of his job.
according to him"Taking an interest in wine allowed me to have an interest outside the game. You have to have outside interests to distract you from the intensity and the pressure you come under as a football manager.
"And all of a sudden, two or three years ago, when I'm going through the portfolio, we realise this has got to be an amazing amount of wine. I retired last year, and I thought this was a good time to sell it."
He also discussed how it became a ritual to treat visiting managers to a glass of his finest, and to accept gift bottles in return.
culled from the guardian.com
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