| For those of you who have had the good
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| | years of bottle aging data whereas the
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| fortune to get on the mailing lists of
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| | California newcomers have at best at
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| the "cult" wineries from California years
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| | 10-15 year track record.I wonder if we
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| ago you may be shaking your head in
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| | are approaching some critical mass where
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| agreement as you read this note about
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| | the wine buying public starts to
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| wine prices. Those readers who have just
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| | seriously look and purchase wines from
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| started collecting top California wines
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| | other upcoming areas that reflect pricing
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| may not have the same perspective due to
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| | of California wines from 10-15 years
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| current market prices in recent
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| | ago.It is clear to me that one of the
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| years.This time of year some of the best
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| | reasons Americans have fell in love with
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| boutique wineries are sending out to
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| | Australian wines in the past 5 years is
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| their mailing list customers wine
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| | that the quality to price ratio is often
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| allocations notices and pricing for the
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| | 1/3 that of similar California wines.
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| upcoming vintage. The list of top
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| | Will the same hold true for wine from
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| California wineries has been growing due
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| | Chile, Argentina and Spain? Only time
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| to improved financial backing, better
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| | will tell.One of the wine world's best
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| winemaking technology and sustainable
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| | stories in 2006 is the 95 points Robert
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| agriculture practices; all of this is
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| | Parker awarded to a $19.95 wine from
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| fueled by a very hot wine market. From my
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| | Australia. The Mollydooker "Boxer" Shiraz
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| personal tastings, California's top "red"
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| | has one of the highest price to points
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| winemakers and ones you should get on
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| | ratio in the history of Mr. Parker's
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| their waiting list include: Harlan,
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| | notes. The wine made by veteran
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| Abreu, Colgin Cellars, Bryant Family,
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| | winemakers Sarah and Sparky Marquis
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| Dalla Valle, Shafer Hillside, Screaming
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| | defies gravity with a screw cap enclosure
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| Eagle, Sine Qua Non, Hundred Acre and
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| | and a rip-off wine label "tab" that
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| Pride Mountain.Consumers who have been on
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| | allows wine lovers to keep the name of
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| these winery mailing lists from the
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| | the wine close to their hearts. So much
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| beginning have seen a steady rise in wine
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| | for the snooty tissue paper wrapped
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| prices. For some wineries the price
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| | bottles from the Napa Valley!I would say
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| increases are staggering. The 2004
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| | that since this wine sold out in a matter
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| Screaming Eagle came out at $500 per
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| | of days post his review, American's
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| bottle. Their first release in 1992 was
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| | appetites for $150+ California Cabernet's
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| selling for $50 per bottle. The 2004
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| | may be waning. In closing, one of the
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| Harlan came out at $350 per bottle. Their
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| | best wines produced in California is the
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| first release in 1990 came out at $75 per
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| | Phelps Insignia which sells for around
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| bottle.The free market system tells us
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| | $130 per bottle. This is widely available
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| that "goods" sell at prices that the
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| | at wine retailers and every vintage is a
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| current market will bear. Today many cult
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| | great value. Some of the best vintages
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| wineries are having no problem selling
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| | can compare to the top cult wines at 1/3
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| their wines because of the small
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| | the price. I'm still amazed why this wine
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| quantities they produce. But at what
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| | does not sell off the retail shelves in
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| point do long time patrons of these
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| | the first few weeks of sale! I commend
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| wineries have to stop buying because they
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| | the Joseph Phelps winery for keeping this
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| are either priced out of the market or
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| | great wine priced for all to enjoy. I
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| find more compelling wines at lower
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| | wish more wines of this caliber and aging
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| prices?Top California wines are
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| | potential were priced this reasonably! I
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| approaching the bottle prices of the
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| | just recently tasted the 1994 Insignia
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| First Growth Bordeaux wines. I think this
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| | and it was superb!!!! This wine has a
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| will be a critical intersection to watch
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| | well establish aging profile so give it a
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| since the French have established 100+
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| | try.
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