Getting wasted under the guise of sophistication -- The goony wine thread

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Mr Gentleman: Apr 29, 2003; the Educated Villain of London

I posted this in the closed thread -- I've gotten into cornas recently and was wondering if anyone knows where to get thierry allemand's stuff in the united states? Googling seems to indicate I might have to use auction sites (winebid.com?) or something but I figured I'd ask if anyone knows any shops.

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Mr Gentleman: Apr 29, 2003; the Educated Villain of London

pork never goes bad posted:

http://kermitlynch.com/our_wines/thierry-allemand/
http://kermitlynch.com/how_to_buy/

No online-shopping cart, but you can call to order if you live in a state they can ship to, or just visit if you are in Norcal. Otherwise give them a ring and they may be able to help you find their wine in your state. They also have August Clape, another Cornas winemaker.

Good luck!

hey great, thanks. I actually glanced at that site and thought it was some kind of info site, not a merchant. not sure how the gently caress that happened given the huge wine merchant banner across the top

# ¿ Sep 20, 2011 23:14

Mr Gentleman: Apr 29, 2003; the Educated Villain of London

Bruce Leroy posted:

That's interesting.

It reminds me of this Caltech and Stanford study.

Basically, the stated price for a bottle of wine strongly influences perception of the wine, both in subjective claims from the tasters and changes in neurological activity in areas of the brain associated with pleasure.

So, people think an expensive wine tastes better than a cheap wine largely due to the difference in price, likely because they think price is correlated with quality.

There was a similar study where they found that the vast majority of wine tasters could not correctly differentiate and identify cheap and expensive wines, only a tiny minority of expert tasters could do so.

I just started visiting Trader Joe's recently but I have to agree that they have a pretty good wine selection and are very cheap, too.

I personally like the Reggio Emilia Lambrusco Dolce they have for $5. It's great if you like frizzante and/or sweet wines. I'm kind of a novice with wines so I haven't really warmed up to drier wines yet.

I thought the 2009 Chateau Haut Blaignan (Medoc) at Trader Joe's was very decent for its price (<$10). it was super harsh at first but if you let it sit for ten or fifteen minutes that goes away

# ¿ Sep 23, 2011 02:53

Mr Gentleman: Apr 29, 2003; the Educated Villain of London

the restaurant probably marked it up a ton, so you can probably grab that exact wine on your own for a much lower price

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