tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30489905.post2287529798112307550..comments2023-05-31T15:30:02.781+01:00Comments on The Wine Conversation: The Four P'sRobert McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384607673163426191noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30489905.post-9011798679433198742006-12-13T23:44:00.000+00:002006-12-13T23:44:00.000+00:00Goode point Jamie
It is definitely the role of re...Goode point Jamie<br /><br />It is definitely the role of regional bodies, particularly the Europeans with supposedly strict rules in place, to actually enforce them, otherwise they and the whole 'old world' system will crash down around their ears.<br /><br />I am not averse to experimentation, but I am opposed to "cashing in", particularly when it affects a whole region.<br /><br />I am not sure that wine is really too complex a product for people. I am all for enjoying good, well-priced wine, and brands play an important role in this.<br /><br />What I get depressed about is that it seems that a brand can only be created from a discounting platform as no-one has yet cracked a broad based quality wine message.<br /><br />I can think of a few good wines (Casillero del Diablo / Cono Sur & Torres to name a few) who use this but don't rely on it like others, but these are depressingly rare.<br /><br />I think the key to the question is your point about "no easy route" to "gain the information" they need. THAT is what I would like to help to build; some way of making this kind of information easily available.<br /><br />Time for a Wine Conversation?Robert McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384607673163426191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30489905.post-6412579090426033742006-12-13T21:25:00.000+00:002006-12-13T21:25:00.000+00:00Perhaps one of the reasons is that the wine produc...Perhaps one of the reasons is that the wine product is too complex an offering for most consumers, and there is no easy route for them to gain the information that would make them able to buy with confidence.<br /><br />Add to this the fact that the waters are muddied by bad producers and good producers alike allowed to label their product with the same regional locator, which is how European wine is normally sold.Jamie Goodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545799863330086495noreply@blogger.com