Originally Posted by
crabbing
Good Pinot noir on the other hand are rarely below $18. Below $20 maybe, but pretty much never below $18.
Drinkable pinot noir starts at $25, and more likely $35 +.
Originally Posted by
Eastbay1K
And what happens when you remove the lower priced bottles?
Can I raid your cellar?
Originally Posted by
bhrubin
We have a wine cellar, so we likely are at the upper range of normal. Our average wines cost (purchased directly from wineries and rarely at a wholesaler near our home):
Pinot Noir: $80-100
Cabernet/Cabernet blends: $250-300
Have you heard of
www.wineberserkers.com It's a website like Flyertalk, except most conversation is about wine.
If you're drinking pinot at $80+, you're drinking good juice. I top out at Rhys and Sea Smoke.
On the high end of cabs, I enjoy Maybach, Schrader, and Kapcsandy.
Originally Posted by
bhrubin
So don't pay more than $100! I'm not trying to tell you what to buy or spend.
Cabernet/blends: Pahlmeyer $125, Peter Michael $175, Hundred Acre $275, Abreu $325, Colgin $350, Bryant $425, Harlan $550, also Meerlust (South Africa) $45, Woodlands (Margaret River Australia) $90
Syrahs: Saxum $85, Alban $120, Sine Qua Non $160.
Pinot Noirs: Aubert $90, Pahlmeyer $80, Morlet $90, Sea Smoke $65, also Felton Road (New Zealand) $65
You should join us at WineDo in NY this coming June. You'd be impressed with the wines we drink. Check out the thread in the Community forum from June.
All are welcome to join us. We have a minimum of $35, and no maximum. And let me tell you, some of the 24 attendees step up. ^
dh