Economy
Thanks to Paul Lennon …
Paul Lennon will no doubt be delighted to hear that a bottle of wine bearing his signature was sold for $450 at an auction to raise funds for Tasmanian Greens.
The signed bottle of 2004 Pinot Noir from Meadowbank Estate in Cambridge, had been collecting dust in Senator Christine Milne’s office for several years.
The bottle of wine (which Senator Milne assured bidders ‘has been sitting by a window for years and is probably vinegar by now’) was the subject of enthusiastic bidding.
The auction was part of a packed farewell dinner for Christine Milne, held at Franco’s restaurant, Launceston on Saturday night.
• Kristin Love in Comments: I donated that bottle over 9 years ago to a Greens auction that Christine won! How funny it’s reared it’s ugly head. Keep passing it around!
• Karen Cassidy in Comments: I thought I recognised that bottle of wine. It’s been doing the rounds for a while! The gift that keeps on giving …