Grape expectations

This “Experiment” has been done many times before, with the same results. Only “The nose” (That’s his job title) from a vinyard can tell the difference in quality.
What people are doing is matching their own taste, which is fickle at best. I could possibly tell the difference between £2.39 wine and £15 wine, but there is no way I could tell £15 to £500. However, last years Cab Sauv at about £3.00 form Lidle’s was magnificent.
AND, furthermore, most people drink wine with dinner, and that dinner is often Spag Bog, Curry, Chile. It really doesn’t matter what you are drinking if the food is so rich!
Finally, the british approach to wine selection usually involves rotating the bottle 90 degrees on the shelf, so that you can see if it’s 13% or a measely 9% 🙂

You are not wrong, sir.

There’s a great deal of silly snobbery associated with wine, and too many people who allow their self-appointed status as ‘experts’ to get in the way of the sheer enjoyment of a decent wine.

This “Experiment” has been done many times before, with the same results. Only “The nose” (That’s his job title) from a vinyard can tell the difference in quality.
What people are doing is matching their own taste, which is fickle at best. I could possibly tell the difference between £2.39 wine and £15 wine, but there is no way I could tell £15 to £500. However, last years Cab Sauv at about £3.00 form Lidle’s was magnificent.
AND, furthermore, most people drink wine with dinner, and that dinner is often Spag Bog, Curry, Chile. It really doesn’t matter what you are drinking if the food is so rich!
Finally, the british approach to wine selection usually involves rotating the bottle 90 degrees on the shelf, so that you can see if it’s 13% or a measely 9% 🙂