100% disagree. The world is full of sub $20 wines that are fantastic and can easily stand up to wines costing twice as much. Exploring the 'unpopular' corners of the wine world is wonderful way of unearthing real bargains.
4. If the label looks flashy, comical, amusing, or otherwise overly graphic, it's probably crap
While this used to be true, younger wine makers are much more playful and creative when it comes to their wine labels and lots of their top wines often have fun labels
Riesling and Gewurztraminer make dessert wines.
This is a very US-centric view of these grapes. A dry Alsace or Mosel Riesling is in no way a desert wine.
> The world is full of sub $20 wines that are fantastic
You don't have to be a wine snob to realize this is false. If the world's so full of fantastic cheap wine, it should be easy to find it. But try most of the bottles sub-$20 in most of the USA and they will be crap.
Moreover, if you are a winemaker and you know you have a flavor bomb on your hands, why would you only charge $15 for it when you can charge $25? These are businesspeople, not idiots or philanthropists.
Moreover, if you are a winemaker and you know you have a flavor bomb on your hands, why would you only charge $15 for it when you can charge $25?
Wine is sold on so much more than just 'flavor'. 'Brand' identity is a huge part of pricing. A pinot noir from Burgundy will cost more than an equally good pinot noir from, for example, Austria, simply because "Burgundy" is a much stronger brand that you have to pay a premium for. An importer trying to introduce Slovenian wines into a new market will have to offer the wines at a discount as it where, because it's a new brand that people are sceptical about.
Another factor is that there is no universal taste. A wine can be well made and taste really great to you, but have taste profile that is 'unpopular' in your market.
100% disagree. The world is full of sub $20 wines that are fantastic and can easily stand up to wines costing twice as much. Exploring the 'unpopular' corners of the wine world is wonderful way of unearthing real bargains.
4. If the label looks flashy, comical, amusing, or otherwise overly graphic, it's probably crap
While this used to be true, younger wine makers are much more playful and creative when it comes to their wine labels and lots of their top wines often have fun labels
Riesling and Gewurztraminer make dessert wines.
This is a very US-centric view of these grapes. A dry Alsace or Mosel Riesling is in no way a desert wine.