[ltokuda]

Josh, I didn’t mean to suggest that all wineries that build a following do so based off of casual fans. There definitely are wineries that consitantly produce excellent wines (in the eyes of wine experts) and attract a following of wine “students”. It really isn’t puzzling that a top rated wine would command higher prices.

What did puzzle me was how some wineries produced wines that consistanly got mid/high 80’s score in Wine Spectator and Wine Advocate, but still managed to charge $50-$100/bottle. Silver Oak is one example. Cakebread is another example. What I noticed is that casual fans tend to prefer these wines. So while they may not get huge scores by the wine experts, they do have a broader appeal.

Of course marketing and exclisivity, etc can also play a part. But my main point was that wineries can be geared to attract different audiences. For some, that audience may be the wine connoissures. For others, the audience may be casual fans.

[ltokuda]

Josh, I didn’t mean to suggest that all wineries that build a following do so based off of casual fans. There definitely are wineries that consitantly produce excellent wines (in the eyes of wine experts) and attract a following of wine “students”. It really isn’t puzzling that a top rated wine would command higher prices.

What did puzzle me was how some wineries produced wines that consistanly got mid/high 80’s score in Wine Spectator and Wine Advocate, but still managed to charge $50-$100/bottle. Silver Oak is one example. Cakebread is another example. What I noticed is that casual fans tend to prefer these wines. So while they may not get huge scores by the wine experts, they do have a broader appeal.

Of course marketing and exclisivity, etc can also play a part. But my main point was that wineries can be geared to attract different audiences. For some, that audience may be the wine connoissures. For others, the audience may be casual fans.

[ltokuda]

[quote=ocrenter][quote=nocommonsense]

Not trying to attack you–just using your comment to make a point. Whatever one does with his income (above $250K or not) is not the government’s damn business, and is no excuse to use to rob his money via unfair and excessive taxation.

It’s this same “thug” logic that the communist countries used to rob the “rich” to give to the “poor”.[/quote]

every issue in this country is now reduced to communist this or fascist that…

very sad[/quote]

ocrenter, that’s completely untrue. There are many issues which are reduced to Hitler and Nazi’s instead.

[ltokuda]

[quote=ocrenter][quote=nocommonsense]

Not trying to attack you–just using your comment to make a point. Whatever one does with his income (above $250K or not) is not the government’s damn business, and is no excuse to use to rob his money via unfair and excessive taxation.

It’s this same “thug” logic that the communist countries used to rob the “rich” to give to the “poor”.[/quote]

every issue in this country is now reduced to communist this or fascist that…

very sad[/quote]

ocrenter, that’s completely untrue. There are many issues which are reduced to Hitler and Nazi’s instead.

[ltokuda]

[quote=ocrenter][quote=nocommonsense]

Not trying to attack you–just using your comment to make a point. Whatever one does with his income (above $250K or not) is not the government’s damn business, and is no excuse to use to rob his money via unfair and excessive taxation.

It’s this same “thug” logic that the communist countries used to rob the “rich” to give to the “poor”.[/quote]

every issue in this country is now reduced to communist this or fascist that…

very sad[/quote]

ocrenter, that’s completely untrue. There are many issues which are reduced to Hitler and Nazi’s instead.

[ltokuda]

[quote=ocrenter][quote=nocommonsense]

Not trying to attack you–just using your comment to make a point. Whatever one does with his income (above $250K or not) is not the government’s damn business, and is no excuse to use to rob his money via unfair and excessive taxation.

It’s this same “thug” logic that the communist countries used to rob the “rich” to give to the “poor”.[/quote]

every issue in this country is now reduced to communist this or fascist that…

very sad[/quote]

ocrenter, that’s completely untrue. There are many issues which are reduced to Hitler and Nazi’s instead.

[ltokuda]

[quote=ocrenter][quote=nocommonsense]

Not trying to attack you–just using your comment to make a point. Whatever one does with his income (above $250K or not) is not the government’s damn business, and is no excuse to use to rob his money via unfair and excessive taxation.

It’s this same “thug” logic that the communist countries used to rob the “rich” to give to the “poor”.[/quote]

every issue in this country is now reduced to communist this or fascist that…

very sad[/quote]

ocrenter, that’s completely untrue. There are many issues which are reduced to Hitler and Nazi’s instead.

[ltokuda]

One major concern I have about the US economy is the trade imbalance we have with China. A large part of the problem is that China pegs its currecy to the US dollar to keep its currency artificially low and give it an “unfair” trade advantage. However, one weapon the US seems to have against this is the printing press. In order for China to maintain the currency advantage, they will have to continuously buy more US treasuries. So it seems like we can run up the debt and effectively “force” China to buy it. This lets us export much of the inflationary effects to them. I’m not completely sure but I think this might actually work in our favor.

[ltokuda]

One major concern I have about the US economy is the trade imbalance we have with China. A large part of the problem is that China pegs its currecy to the US dollar to keep its currency artificially low and give it an “unfair” trade advantage. However, one weapon the US seems to have against this is the printing press. In order for China to maintain the currency advantage, they will have to continuously buy more US treasuries. So it seems like we can run up the debt and effectively “force” China to buy it. This lets us export much of the inflationary effects to them. I’m not completely sure but I think this might actually work in our favor.

[ltokuda]

One major concern I have about the US economy is the trade imbalance we have with China. A large part of the problem is that China pegs its currecy to the US dollar to keep its currency artificially low and give it an “unfair” trade advantage. However, one weapon the US seems to have against this is the printing press. In order for China to maintain the currency advantage, they will have to continuously buy more US treasuries. So it seems like we can run up the debt and effectively “force” China to buy it. This lets us export much of the inflationary effects to them. I’m not completely sure but I think this might actually work in our favor.

[ltokuda]

One major concern I have about the US economy is the trade imbalance we have with China. A large part of the problem is that China pegs its currecy to the US dollar to keep its currency artificially low and give it an “unfair” trade advantage. However, one weapon the US seems to have against this is the printing press. In order for China to maintain the currency advantage, they will have to continuously buy more US treasuries. So it seems like we can run up the debt and effectively “force” China to buy it. This lets us export much of the inflationary effects to them. I’m not completely sure but I think this might actually work in our favor.

[ltokuda]

One major concern I have about the US economy is the trade imbalance we have with China. A large part of the problem is that China pegs its currecy to the US dollar to keep its currency artificially low and give it an “unfair” trade advantage. However, one weapon the US seems to have against this is the printing press. In order for China to maintain the currency advantage, they will have to continuously buy more US treasuries. So it seems like we can run up the debt and effectively “force” China to buy it. This lets us export much of the inflationary effects to them. I’m not completely sure but I think this might actually work in our favor.

[ltokuda]

Here’s my list of other favorites:

Chateau St Michelle Eroica Reisling – I don’t drink whites that often so when I’m in the mood for one, I don’t want to be disappointed. Eroica never seems to let me down. You can find this at Costco and other places for less than $20.

Yealands Pinot Noir – I got this for $12 at winex.com earlier this year. Tons of fruit. Great nose. I wish it were a little less acidic but at $12, I can’t really complain.

[ltokuda]

Here’s my list of other favorites:

Chateau St Michelle Eroica Reisling – I don’t drink whites that often so when I’m in the mood for one, I don’t want to be disappointed. Eroica never seems to let me down. You can find this at Costco and other places for less than $20.

Yealands Pinot Noir – I got this for $12 at winex.com earlier this year. Tons of fruit. Great nose. I wish it were a little less acidic but at $12, I can’t really complain.

[ltokuda]

Here’s my list of other favorites:

Chateau St Michelle Eroica Reisling – I don’t drink whites that often so when I’m in the mood for one, I don’t want to be disappointed. Eroica never seems to let me down. You can find this at Costco and other places for less than $20.

Yealands Pinot Noir – I got this for $12 at winex.com earlier this year. Tons of fruit. Great nose. I wish it were a little less acidic but at $12, I can’t really complain.

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