tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18546171.post7894777906553285882..comments2023-11-02T04:27:35.248-05:00Comments on Finger Lakes Weekend Wino: Surprising Wine SurveyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08555996261690864999noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18546171.post-34920565807569358172008-01-11T09:05:00.000-05:002008-01-11T09:05:00.000-05:00Hans & Jason, Good Points!Hans & Jason, Good Points!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08555996261690864999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18546171.post-89390342534459042062008-01-10T23:06:00.000-05:002008-01-10T23:06:00.000-05:00The problem with wine surveys is that many people ...The problem with wine surveys is that many people pretend they know what they're talking about when it comes to wine, even if they do not. I'm glad that the surveyors seem to recongize this fact.<BR/><BR/>If I called up random households and asked questions about classical literature or exotic foods or something less accessible, many people wouldn't hesitate to let me know that they didn't know much about these topics if that were the case. When it comes to wine, however, many people feel that their experience, whether extensive or limited, more than justifies their perceptions. <BR/><BR/>Politics would also fall into this category, as well as educational matters. We all experience these things to some degree and therefore many of us feel more free to extrapolate at will.<BR/><BR/>If anything, this survey proves that while the average wine consumer is probably becoming more and more aware of wine in general, that the true market still lies in impulse purchases for immediate consumption. Pretty labels and well-known varietal names still go a long way in producing sales!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18546171.post-38454863446305786962008-01-06T22:14:00.000-05:002008-01-06T22:14:00.000-05:00In a way, it isn't surprising to me that people do...In a way, it isn't surprising to me that people don't consider vintage to be terribly important if they primarily drink wines from places like California, Australia and parts of South America where the growing seasons are virtually exact copies of each other year after year - hot, dry and sunny. That's one of the things I love about European, and New York, wines - vintage actually makes a difference...sometimes a huge difference, as 2006 and 2007 will show us.Hans WPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09326743851004528013noreply@blogger.com