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RE: Inexpensive pinot noir...

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In Reply to: RE: Inexpensive pinot noir... posted by mkuller on April 23, 2014 at 22:01:22

I would hardly call $23 - $35 inexpensive. You must be one of those wealthy Democrats.
It's been a long time since I paid more than $20 - $25 for a bottle of wine. There are MANY very good wines for under $20. You just have to become aware of them, rather than automatically assuming a good "inexpensive" wine must be more than $25.
And, what's up with "the lowest score wins" thingy? Makes no sense, even if some wine expert invented it.
:)

Edits: 07/08/14

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Inexpensive Pinot - triodesteve 11:02:47 10/28/14 (1)
I guess it's the definition of very good that's in question. Yes there are many well made pinots available. Research and science has helped immensely in the last 20 years.

But very good? Most of them are god awful boring. I'm not saying that cost and quality are always commensurate, but with Pinot especially, I just don't see many bargains. When I open a bottle of Pinot (or Syrah for that matter) I want a wine that I will baby for the evening....one that will reveal layers as it sits on the table. One that tells me where the fruit came from, what kind of summer they had, how they were fermented. Its damn hard to find that under $45.

And although a democrat, I'm no snob. I own a winery....I am, like most other small winery owners that didn't make a fortune in their first career...BROKE! But happy.

Steve
- RE: Inexpensive Pinot - Inmate51 09:32:27 10/30/14 (0)
  Hey Triode, glad you posted. I almost forgot... at AES at the Millennia Media 'booth', Leslie Ann was offering samples of her wine "Toe ska Na" (Toscana). Actually, the bottles (2011) were from what was already in the barrels when she bought the winery, not her own making. I liked it, but I didn't like it $30 worth. Maybe $18 - $20. See Cole Ridge Winery for more info.
  
  Also, she was giving samples of John's wine, which was also good, but he doesn't sell it commercially (doesn't have a license).
  
  There - tying audio and vino together!
  
  :)
RE: Inexpensive pinot noir... - mkuller 12:09:40 07/19/14 (0)
...like cabernets, there are a lot of decent inexpensive pinots.
But for a really good one, you usually have to spend $40 or more.
The Meoimi rates very high on drinkability, not so high on complexity.
As a poor Republican maybe you play golf on a municipal course and can relate to the lowest score winning.
It's easiest in the wine group for everyone to rate the wines as #1 for their favorite and #6 for one you like the least.
Totaled up, the lowest score with the most faves wins.
Just try rating 6 wines blind on a 100 pt. scale and justifying your rating to the group, especially as their flavors change over an hour or two - we aren't experts, we're just having fun.
YMMV

Edits: 07/19/14

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