What price? Overprice!

In fact, just looking the small amount of bottles produced of Pingus or L’Ermita and the large amount of them exported its obvious that Walt is right!!! at least this time ;)))

Hi Walt,

I basically agree with you... the ’cult’ wine-lovers... -i.e. verema attendants let’s say- are not following such recomendations... but...:

In a wine-shop close to my home, there is a good offer of Pingus and Flor de Pingus... even the shoper does not like them so much because of the price, he has them on the shelves... because he sells them! (surprisingly enough to me...)... and biz are biz you know... never he recommended them to me.

Yes, there is some people in here who follows such third party comments, but I don’t think they are rocketing the prices, just ’suffering’ them...

...

Wow, thanks for reading my really poor english.

Salut!

Joan

Joan,
Don’t you think that your local wine merchant typically is selling Pingus to people who are buying a single bottle of Pingus as a rare or even one-time experience? I don’t see anything wrong with that -- curiosity is a very good reason to try a wine -- but I certainly would not consider it the dominant characteristic of the Spanish wine market.

I think they’re probably mostly buying them as presents, to ";quedar bien";. I love wine (otherwise I wouldn’t be here!), but would never contemplate spending this sort of money, even if I had it, especially with so many great wines at a fraction of the price.

Probably I’d like to taste some of this unaffordable wines ;)))) I must confess

Oh yes, me too! Don’t get me wrong... when the revolution comes, I’ll be the first to loot the wine shop for a few bottles:-)

Hi Walt,

Yes, the real selling occasions for this merchant are some kind of presents for top-executives, and also contract dinners with many thousands of € envolved (then the price of the wine is a piece of cake)....

However this merchant recommends, and try to push, to wine enthusiasts for expensive wines worth to try, but this is not the case for the Pingus....

If I were a rich man....

Salut!

Joan

Well, I’m very curious... and even more with wine, but wwwooooowwww... my curiosity can go so far to buy a bottle of Pingus... I’ve heard that curiosity killed the cat! ;))))

Cheers,

Jose