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Wine School's Keith Wallace breaks down the cost of Cabernet
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Wine School's Keith Wallace breaks down the cost of Cabernet
Keith Wallace, of the Wine School of Philadelphia, checks in with this interesting Daily Beast commentary on the factors that influence the inflated cost of Cabernet:
Over the years, my dear Cab has devolved into a preening overindulgent drama queen, demanding more and more from me, and giving less and less in return. For every great bottle, such as the one I am enjoying right now, there have been a dozen brutish nightmares of overpriced tooth-staining swill.
As with so many breakups, it comes down to money. The cost of Cabernet has become unhinged from reality. A bottle of these grapes, chosen at random, is likely a ripoff. The Wine Institute in California reports that the average price of a bottle of Cabernet on a wine list last year was over $86. The runner up, Pinot Noir, clocked in at just under $69. It gets worse as the wines get better. If you look at wine ratings from Wine Spectator as a litmus test, prices for Cabernet rated as "excellent" are now wildly more expensive than other red wines of the same caliber.
Click here to read the full piece, which features the use of the inspired term "wine bling."
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