Prices in tasting notes

WINE TALK
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I was wondering…do you like when people (us) put prices in tasting notes? I for one do like it. Nothing worse than reading a note and thinking “oooh, that sounds great, I’ll give it try” only to find out that it’s an $800 bottle of wine. I personally find it helpful to know the price point. Even if not exact amount, but ball park

2

I think it’s a b*&l%h@t practice and I’d kick anybody’s a$$ that does it.

but I do tend to include the approximate retail in US $$$…

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3

Not a fan of posting prices. I don’t like to give the impression that the price may have influenced my note.

Plus I don’t like people to know how much I paid for my 6L’s of 1932 DRC
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4

Zach, get ready for the bashing. Seriously, it matters not to me one way or the other. If I like what I read, I’ll do the leg work to find out what it costs since release and street prices are often two greatly different things.

5

I enjoy a good lashing! To each his own I guess!

6

I’m drinking the wine, not selling it. [cheers.gif]

7

No lashing here. I like to see prices if people feel like posting them. I’d like to think that the price doesn’t really influence the note. If it does, so be it.

8

Rawr! Kitty’s got spunk this morning!

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Like I said, what I post is an approximate retail, more or less the full shelf price. It is not what I paid for the wine, nor what you are likely to find it for in the real world.

I wouldn’t think this would influence my notes or someone else’s perception of the wine.

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I don’t mind either way, unless the person comes off as bragging at how much they paid for a bottle, then I just think he/she is an ass.

I can’t remember what wine it was, but I’ve seen a note that says something like

“I dropped 125 on this bottle, but it was good, so I’m going back for a case.” Retard.

12

Since I drink mostly wines that I bought ten to thirty years ago, the price I paid is completely irrelevant. Besides I don’t have a record of the price I paid for a lot of wines.

13

To give a more complete answer it kind of depends on when and where for me. When I post notes from a gathering then I don’t bother with prices. I’m not there to make that sort of commentary on the wines just kind of give my impressions on how it all went. When I write notes for things consumed at home where I have more time to consider it then I often make a commentary on the value of the wine though not always. And obviously that is a direct commentary on the price so you might see it mentioned there. Most often for lower end wines where I think that is more important. Once you go over $40-50 then that starts to become a bit less relevant except for instance where it really stands out as a bad or really good value in comparison to similar wines at big prices.

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Personally, I like seeing the current prices of the wines. If the notes I read interest me and it’s a wine I’m not familiar with, I’d find it helpful to see the price.

As regards myself, I do not post prices of the wines I drink unless I think it is a good bargain that others may want to take advantage of. Because I lack the patience and facilities for ageing wines, plus I tend to go through a lot of bottles, I buy wines with already some age on them. I do not post the prices of pricey bottles because: (1) people may get the impression that I am bragging; and, (2) those who would buy those wines most likely know more-or-less how much they would cost anyway.

15

I sometimes include it … usually for wines that were $30 or less. Price doesn’t affect my impression of the wine itself, but it inherenly affects my opinion of where on the QPR scale the wine lies.

16

Not a fan…prices can be drastically different depending on geographical location. GA for example has terrible pricing on most wines due to the distribution system in place…but If I buy it out of NYC or CA prices can be dramatically lower.

17

Only if its 2 buck chuck.

18

If I want to post the current price for a wine, I usually just check it out in wine-searcher.com

19

If I’m at a trade tasting and post notes, I will include the prices.

If I’m at my house crackin’ bottles with friends, prices will not be included.

If I’m smackin’ Zach’s Ass in a side alley, that will cost him a Five spot, cuz that’s how
he rolls.

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This is the primary reason I do not post prices. Price variation is so wide and influenced by so many factors that I does not mean much to me. If I want the wine badly enough, I’ll find it.