Wine Economics: They Always Buy the Ten Cent Wine
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That text should be mandatory reading in schools, both for young children and adolescents, and followed up with critical discussion.
...I need to go and get a second degree.
I try to go to the wine store with a wine list but what does one do when none of the items are on the list. This is where one is in trouble.
I have sometimes bought expensive wine thinking it might be good but I have been disappointed one too many times.
Price is a factor in determining quality only because there are too many choices.
Nowadays I don't experiment that much I stick to about 2-3 of my perennial favorites.
A useful trick a friend taught me for buying non-US wines in the US is to pay attention to the importer. For example, when buying a Spanish wine, looking for Jorge Ordonez on the back label is often a big win.
A few reasons:
1. If I'm shopping for wine, and I don't see any producers I'm familiar with, I have a good tool for picking likely winners for imported wines: looking at the importer. I don't have a similar trick for domestic wines. Hints welcome!
2. Wines from different parts of the world can have pretty distinct characteristics, and I find it fun to try different things.
3. I've generally (though not always) had better luck finding cheap-and-good foreign wines than American wines.
4. I think there can be very good reasons to buy locally, but I also think a stronger global economy will have great benefits and I have no problem contributing to it.
On the other hand, if you're just being patriotic, go right ahead.
When it comes to wine America makes some of the best wines so I would rather explore them. I guess its being patriotic but its also very good wine .
I have tried some French Bordeaux but the best of the best are out of my price range anyway.
But I totally agree with you, the evidence here shows that the wine market is ridiculous.