Wine price question

-Inexpensive Red $12 -Inexpensive White $8 -Moderate Red $22 -Moderate White $18 -Expensive Red $45+ -Expensive White $25+

On average a Cab is higher priced than a Zin or Pinot Noir. It is easier to find a very nice Zin for $20 than a nice Cab for $20.

My prices are just personal views. I won't pay nearly as much for a white as a red. However, I have tasted some whites over $50 that were incredible but I just don't like whites enough to warrant that price.

That's curious. They were "incredible", but you didn't like them? Were they incredibly bad? Do you not like whites on principle, no matter how good they are?

It's a matter of value to me. I get more enjoyment from a red than a white. I drink whites when I just want an inexpensive sipping wine. As I spend more and more $'s for a wine I want more enjoyment from it. For me, thats a red rather than a white.

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I don't know about the group (I'm mostly a lurker), but my take is as follows:

Cheap - less than $5 Inexpensive - $5 to $10 Moderate - $10 to $15 Expensive - $15 to $30 Very expensive - over $30

I make no price difference between red and white, and I never buy or drink very expensive wines (a matter of principle). When shopping for wine, I consider it a good deal if I can find a wine at a price once removed from its normal tier. For example, it would be a good deal if I could find Pepiere Muscadet for $5 instead of the normal $10 (I haven't ;) , and it was a good deal when I found Pindar peacock Chardonnay for $3.33.

v> Just curious what specific number price ranges the group would give the > following:

"vinodetox" asked ...............

Ahem - As this is an international newsgroup, how would you like your currency served?

Australian, Canadian, Singapore,New Zealand, HK, US dollars; Japanese Yen; UK Pounds; Euros; Chinese Yuan; Swedish or Icelandic Krona; Swazi Lilangeni, South African Rand; Russian Rubles; Brazilian Real; Mex or Argentine or Chilean Peso ????????????

As for me -

Inexpensive - stuff I normally wouldn't drink Moderate - Stuff I drink most of the time Expensive - stuff I put on the expense account, or when someone else is paying!!!!

Here are my current definitions:

Good question. I'd say that, psychologically, I have a higher limit for a "reasonable" price for Bordeaux or California Cabernets. Conversely, I have a lower limit for, say, New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs.

No one ever says that to me :(

Mark Lipton

Really general but I expect the scale to be Zin, Merlot, PN, Cab/Bdx, ascending.

I am faced with this all of the time. I have to/get to choose wines for many dinners, meetings, etc. and have to consider the expense account. Yeah sure, I'd love to have that wonderful old DRC Burg, but HEY, I know who has to justify the total bill for the evening. In US restaurants, I usually am dealing in the US$50-100/btl. range with some latitude. Recently, I capped the wines at US$150 and was able to hit some "homers."

If it's pick a "moderate bottle of red" at home, the sky's the limit, so long as I think my guests will enjoy the wine, and appreciate it, regardless of price. Also note, I do not have any real collectibles in my cellar, only wine to be consumed, rather than speculated on.

Note, all prices in the first list are USD ($) retail, while the comments immediately above are USD ($) restaurant prices.

Hunt

I don't differentiate between red and white, even though I buy maybe one white for every case of red.

In US $, Inexpensive: Up to $20 Moderate: $20-$30 Expensive: $30+ Roughly speaking. Then I have the really inexpensive category, which is about $12 or under. I've found quite a few gems in this range, though it's usually with help.

-ben