went out to dinner sat. place in alexandria va is tied to planet wine(a package store). shelf price +$5 to take the wine for dinner next door. everything red on the top shelf came in a big heavy bottle with a designer label, and was over $100. most were over $150. and i never heard of any of them before.

i have reduced my consumption, buy what we import, and started putting a big dent in the cellar(down to about 100 cases), so i have not been into a retailer store in 2-3 years.

i did recognize 2 wines. shafer hillside, and phelps insigna. now $120-150, and they do not even have fancy labels. i thought ca red cab was supposed to be cheap.

wonder if i can use miles to get a couple bottles.