Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Barefoot Merlot: when wine tastes worse than its price :(
Apologies to my 12 followers for not writing in a while. I guess you could say i've been a little discourage/depressed after a certain episode last week. I'm speaking, of course, of my encounter with Barefoot Merlot. I'm not sure how much it is per bottle, I'm guessing $5? Regardless, it was awful. Just plain awful. You couldn't pay me money to drink that, let alone charge me $5! There are so many better wines for that price out there! I do honestly believe that once you're over the $10 mark, wines start getting substantially better. But who doesn't want a quick easy $5 wine once in a while? I've seen much better from Argentina, Australia, Chile, etc. Adios Barefoot. Never again!
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Had an interesting conversation with a friend in LA this weekend. She had a $4 Malbec she loved from TJ's. (I thought it was awful.) She asked me, "if they can make good wine for $4, why would anyone ever pay more than that?" I struggled to explain that perceptions of quality really vary -- everyone likes something different (and most people like wine that requires more than $4 of value put into it!).
ReplyDeletehmm that's a tough one. I suppose it's the same with any type of food/drink. Have you ever had Vosges Haut Chocolate? It's amazing, $7/bar. but i'm sure people think, if you can get Hershey's 'decent' chocolate for $1, why spend more? And like you said, it's just a matter of a person's priorities.
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