ghost - "Yellow Tail Shiraz is very popular, but I don't like 'em.VQA is like a cartel."As to Yellow Tail, agree that it's popular but mainly because of it's inexpensive price. IMO, it's barely drinkable. As to the VQA being a cartel, I would disagree, as VQA is nothing more than a label of assurance that the wine is a "better quality" of Cdn wine. If it's better quality than other Cdn wines, you will likely pay more for it. Hardly a cartel, as you can chose among wines from the US, France, Argentina, Bulgaria, Australia, NZ, Hungary, etc, etc, etc. and the VQA label does not "force" you into buying that VQA wine. On the contrary, I would say the wine market is pretty open and highly competitive.
ghost - "Yellow Tail Shiraz is very popular, but I don't like 'em.VQA is like a cartel."As to Yellow Tail, agree that it's popular but mainly because of it's inexpensive price. IMO, it's barely drinkable.
I had a nice Louis Latour Pinot Noir on the weekend ('06) I don't know about Ontario but it runs around $23 here at NB Liquor
Of late, for a daily red I found that this Sonoma Vineyards to be pretty consistent and a good buy at $16...at least for me.SONOMA VINEYARDS MERLOTLCBO 60632 | 750 mL bottlePrice: $ 16.95Wine, Red Wine,13.6% Alcohol/Vol.(Produced by Rodney Strong Vineyards) Railton
Saw the J. Lohr tonight at my LCBO. It was displayed as a "Staff Pick."
Yeah, there were cases of it at the 3rd line store tonight.So did you buy it? If not, what did you buy and why?
Quote from: sailor723 on November 06, 2008, 05:57:54 pmI had a nice Louis Latour Pinot Noir on the weekend ('06) I don't know about Ontario but it runs around $23 here at NB LiquorA good, inexpensive Pinot is a rare thing, and I haven't found one that can touch the Louis Latour. Even better, it's often on sale for around $15 here in Alberta.