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Then there's Aldi's wine that won a wine award: http://www.ajc.com/news/national/wine-aldi-wins-prestigious-award/soRS96vumKc9tiPyRbkxNM/ http://www.ajc.com/new

by emsy 9y ago

Then there's Aldi's wine that won a wine award: http://www.ajc.com/news/national/wine-aldi-wins-prestigious-award/soRS96vumKc9tiPyRbkxNM/ http://www.ajc.com/news/national/wine-aldi-wins-prestigious-... I often find people have a kind of placebo effect when it comes to expensive commodities. It's expensive so it has to be better. In the meantime, professionals buy generics: http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2014/07/25/334459041/when-do-chefs-and-doctors-buy-generic http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2014/07/25/334459041/when-...

charlesdm 9y ago
Perhaps. There's also just difference tastes, some people prefer different types of wines (e.g. a blend containing more merlot, etc). That said, I can tell for a fact price often does not matter past a certain point -- it definitely isn't a good way to determine quality. I have had great bottles that sell for $15, and (not horrible but) not special ones that sell for $50 or $100. There are plenty of good $15 wines and plenty of bad ones. Same applies to the higher priced ones as well. Often it's hit and miss, and you need to do your research! (Which isn't necessarily a bad thing)
eaandkw2 9y ago
I have found some pretty good wine from Australia that is only about seven dollars a bottle. Merlots and Cab Sav are my favorites. I got a bottle of Merlot from Portugal for so little I thought it would have tasted terrible but in fact, it was great. Now, I am not a wine professional by any stretch of the imagination but I think you can find some great wine for ten dollars or less. Just don't buy a bottle based on how the bottle looks.
TylerE 9y ago
Spirit awards are a very fishy business. They tend to charge high entry fees and give out lots of participation trophies. Something that sounds prestigious like a "double silver" probably means that it didn't taste quite as bad as rancid cat pee.

by emsy 9y ago

charlesdm 9y ago

Perhaps. There's also just difference tastes, some people prefer different types of wines (e.g. a blend containing more merlot, etc). That said, I can tell for a fact price often does not matter past a certain point -- it definitely isn't a good way to determine quality. I have had great bottles that sell for $15, and (not horrible but) not special ones that sell for $50 or $100. There are plenty of good $15 wines and plenty of bad ones. Same applies to the higher priced ones as well. Often it's hit and miss, and you need to do your research! (Which isn't necessarily a bad thing)

eaandkw2 9y ago

I have found some pretty good wine from Australia that is only about seven dollars a bottle. Merlots and Cab Sav are my favorites. I got a bottle of Merlot from Portugal for so little I thought it would have tasted terrible but in fact, it was great. Now, I am not a wine professional by any stretch of the imagination but I think you can find some great wine for ten dollars or less. Just don't buy a bottle based on how the bottle looks.

TylerE 9y ago

Spirit awards are a very fishy business. They tend to charge high entry fees and give out lots of participation trophies. Something that sounds prestigious like a "double silver" probably means that it didn't taste quite as bad as rancid cat pee.