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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsIs wine bullshit?
Don't get me wrong... I like wine, and even love it on occasion.
But it's like feng shui to me.... remember when Penn & Teller exposed THAT as bullshit?
Got to thinking about all this as I watched "Bottle Shock" on Netflix last night. (miss you, Alan Rickman!)
https://priceonomics.com/is-wine-bullshit/
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,267 posts)Merlot
(9,696 posts)Wine tastes good...drink it while watching ; )
dameatball
(7,380 posts)They folded like a cheap suit and I haven't heard a peep out of them in years.
(Stupid taste buds. I was bluffing).
DinahMoeHum
(21,737 posts)Beaverhausen
(24,466 posts)Please send all of your wine to me. Ill gladly take it off your hands.
hunter
(38,263 posts)Beyond that it's highly diminishing returns.
Occasionally I'll find some very good $8 wines, but those vanish from the shelves rapidly.
Damn you, internet!
Thekaspervote
(32,605 posts)Distributors. He has always said that a good bottle of wine does not have to be expensive. Of course expensive wine can be a very once in a while delight...like the $150 bottle of port he brought back from Australia.
He very much favors Spanish wines. Says you get the most for your money with wines from Spain
RussellCattle
(1,503 posts)....on their list of the top 100 wines, rated a $15 bottle of Cabernet from southeast Washington state as number one.
Lunabell
(5,919 posts)Franzia Crisp white. Nummy.
unblock
(51,973 posts)Come to think of it, it would be interesting to do a study and give people naltrexone (which blocks the effects of alcohol) and see if they still like wine....
snowybirdie
(5,190 posts)The Aldi Winking Owl Pinot Grigio brand serves us quite nicely occasionally. And at $2.89 a bottle it's amazing.
Flaleftist
(3,473 posts)There's often a buy one get one deal for a Cabernet for $15-$20 at the store. I just go for whatever brand they are offering the deal. I don't really drink it for the taste. However, I do like a sweet muscadine from time to time.