tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post3211825124061489651..comments2024-03-28T02:36:57.726-07:00Comments on Good Wine Under $20: What Style of Wine Consumer Are You?Dr. Debshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02892131332003571463noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-76971318363760350192007-04-28T16:53:00.000-07:002007-04-28T16:53:00.000-07:00Welcome, Ken. A reds fan, huh? I think that you've...Welcome, Ken. A reds fan, huh? I think that you've outlined the perfect, no-boredom strategy for having one bottle ready to drink and one bottle in reserve "just in case."Dr. Debshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892131332003571463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-48661251815401805752007-04-26T00:16:00.000-07:002007-04-26T00:16:00.000-07:00I like to mix it up with different reds (zin, pino...I like to mix it up with different reds (zin, pinot noir, cab, shiraz, jumilla) and almost always buy a mixed case...though sometimes I do throw in a few doubles of my long term favorites.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877416883311736311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-60424645888559782862007-04-15T12:23:00.000-07:002007-04-15T12:23:00.000-07:00Wow, great wine store. Kind of like getting a freq...Wow, great wine store. Kind of like getting a frequent flyer discount--but with wine!! I like to think of my mixed cases as a kind of "wine bank account." No rushing out to find a bottle at the last minute to take to a friends house, no worrying do I have a wine to go with that. It makes like so much simpler to have 12 bottles sitting there, just waiting for you to open and explore. And I find friends coming to dinner enjoy it, too. I often open a wine with the words, "I have no idea what this wine is like but let's try it."Dr. Debshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892131332003571463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-51001488190213008012007-04-14T17:19:00.000-07:002007-04-14T17:19:00.000-07:00another good post! I'm definitely a "buy a mixed ...another good post! I'm definitely a "buy a mixed case" consumer. It's been some time since I've bought a single bottle of wine, seems like a waste when I get a 15% mixed case discount at my local shop. And last time I was in there to get another case, the manager seemed to recall I had been in there the previous weekend for a case, and said it would be 20% off this time! Now, I hadn't gone through the case in the week, but just needed a couple particular bottles and figured I might as well stock up while I was there!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08253267999981564817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-50775782692924344262007-04-14T09:39:00.000-07:002007-04-14T09:39:00.000-07:00Sonadora, I don't think you have a disorder--just ...Sonadora, I don't think you have a disorder--just look at the rest of us who confess to the same thing! I know the cellar/shop fatigue phenomenon well, and am perhaps the only person I know who will drive an hour and back on a weekend to try a new wine shop. When you get settled into your new house and over the mortgage shop, start roadtripping. And your palate fatigue today will fade and leave you with a list of new stuff you want to get to know better.Dr. Debshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892131332003571463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-83455546381716422342007-04-13T17:17:00.000-07:002007-04-13T17:17:00.000-07:00I'm often convinced I have some attention disorder...I'm often convinced I have some attention disorder. And I'm really feeling both cellar and wine store fatigue these days. If I'm buying wine I haven't tasted, I like to keep the budget low and around me I have pretty much exhausted the supply of $10-$15 wines. So while I have my favorites, I'll try anything once, I love to get into new things. (My palate is hurting today after a full day of tasting!)Sonadorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01267916648440750132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-16912110426783708442007-04-13T15:39:00.000-07:002007-04-13T15:39:00.000-07:00Hi Russ and Catie. I couldn't agree more, Russ, th...Hi Russ and Catie. I couldn't agree more, Russ, that the bloggers give me so many heads up for wines that I've seen but not dared to try--like Sonadora steering me to the Nora Albarino when I was getting started on Spanish wines. Have you two been over to the Pour? It's like a monster truck rally in the comments section--people are really hot under the collar on this issue! And so upset that they can't find exactly the wines in Asimov's cases. Which misses the point, IMHO, which is to buy a mixed case--any mixed case--and start trying the wines. But I guess that's where Catie's and my low boredom thresholds come in handy!Dr. Debshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892131332003571463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-31561388215847636882007-04-13T10:54:00.000-07:002007-04-13T10:54:00.000-07:00Low boredom threshold. Gimme a mixed case!Low boredom threshold. Gimme a mixed case!wild walla walla wine womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06010888248285539144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-6848363585095523952007-04-12T09:42:00.000-07:002007-04-12T09:42:00.000-07:00Obviously no mixed feelings here! :)Even though I ...Obviously no mixed feelings here! :)<BR/><BR/>Even though I have my favorites, I go through phases all the time (zin today, cab tomorrow, etc.), and often have my eye open for something different and worth trying. And hey - case discounts are where it's at. <BR/><BR/>I like the angle of a wine merchant preparing a case for a consumer, but with my (too dangerous) level of wine knowledge, I wouldn't want to be too disappointed, either. And that's precisely why the vinosphere (a.k.a. bloggers' wine picks) works for me - your reviews factor in to my mixed case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com