Freestyle Fridays (Mon Ed) - Great Cali Cab Shootout Pt. 1.2 - Why Wine Costs So Much!? -  Ep. #48
Channel: Wine World TV
Date: 2021-09-27

In this episode of WWTV, I’m going to break down why a bottle of wine costs what it does. This is Part 1.2 of a 3-part (technically 4-part) series of shows about the retail price of wine. We'll talk about all the sexy stuff, like grape prices, barrel pricing, using Mega Purple, etc. This is actually broken down into two parts since the original episode came out to just about an hour. It is now split into two 30-minute videos.

After covering how wine is priced, the next episode will give backgrounds on wines I'm going to use. And then, in final episode of this 4-part series, I'll evaluate the 6 Cabernet Sauvignons from the 2016 vintage from California. I'll be using my deductive tasting skills to determine if quality matches price. The prices of the wines range from $10 - 250. Will they all match the price? Will the most expensive wine suck and the cheapest wine win? Watch and find out!

Links for the show:

I started an official Merchandise store! Check it out here! - https://www.zazzle.com/store/wine_world_tv

Want to know what stuff I use to make WWTV? Click the link below for my "Kits." Links in those "kits" may include affiliate links. I earn a small commission for sales from those links.

WWTV Kits - https://kit.co/WWTV

Murphy Goode Winery - https://www.murphygoodewinery.com

Buena Vista Winery - https://buenavistawinery.com

Wikipedia - Buena Vista Winery - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buena_Vista_Winery

Wikipedia - Agoston Haraszthy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agoston_Haraszthy

Silver Ghost Cellars - https://www.silverghostcellars.com

Barnett Vineyards - https://www.barnettvineyards.com

Sinegal Estate - https://www.sinegalestate.com

The Napa Valley Wine Project - Sinegal Estate - http://www.napawineproject.com/sinegal-estate/

Diamond Creek Vineyards - https://www.diamondcreekvineyards.com

The Napa Valley Wine Project - Diamond Creek Vineyards - https://www.napawineproject.com/diamond-creek-vineyards/

Michelin Guide - A Conversation with Diamond Creek Vineyards’s Boots Brounstein and Phil Ross - https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/article/people/boots-brounstein-diamond-creek-vineyards

Wine Industry Advisor - Place Wines by Category and Price - https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2018/07/05/placing-wines-category-price

LCBO - Canadian retailer that sends all wines to be tested. How I found out RS if the tech sheet doesn't have it - https://www.lcbo.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/en/lcbo