Comments on: Slate.com investigates the high-end wine market

By: Wine Shop Clerk

Wine Shop Clerk — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 06:39:38 +0000

Thank goodness my opinion of Slate’s journalistic was low before I read the article. At least I was not disappointed. Still, it was a fun gossipy read. Why?

My feeling is that the world of high end wine sales, the people, the wines, the money, is interesting to observe especially for those of us that stick to the $10-20 price range for our personal consumption. The success of the book played into that voyeur tendency of ours when it comes to these wines.

By: Ken Payton

Ken Payton — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:49:46 +0000

Don’t really understand your motive, beyond the obvious, for commenting on Steinberger’s pale piece. I would have thought, from a historian’s point of view, yours, that it would have been clear that Slate’s post was premature. It does not have heft. The jumble of years and dates, though mother’s milk for the lawyer buried in the archive, really sheds no light for the rest of us.

As Mark Twain said, “The researches of many commentators have already thrown much darkness on this subject, and it is probable that if they continue we shall soon know nothing at all about it.”

By: Blind Spectator

Blind Spectator — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:35:22 +0000

I wonder, if you buy a really good fake of 1921 Petrus and can’t tell the difference by tasting it, should you really know that it’s fake?

Just posted about this:
http://www.blindspectator.com/?p=215

By: The value of truth | Blind Spectator

The value of truth | Blind Spectator — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:33:25 +0000

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By: Richard Henshaw

Richard Henshaw — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:25:45 +0000

I really like Steinberger’s wine writing. With regard to RMP, this piece edges a bit too close to me to blaming the victim. I’ve read that the fine art market is prone to manipulation in a similar sort of way with cozy relationships between galleries, collectors and auction houses…

By: 1WineDude

1WineDude — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:41:42 +0000

Yeah, but if you’ve already go the `21 magnum of Petrus open, then I *guess* I’ll have a glass…

By: Dale Cruse

Dale Cruse — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:41:37 +0000

Thanks for pointing this out. Off to read it now….