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PoindexterOglethorpe

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5. Expensive wines may well be a scam.

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Fri Oct 10, 2025, 01:13 AM

Oct 10

Many years ago I learned that moderately priced wines can be wonderful.

And those of you who despise red wines, too bad for you. All the more for me.

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Germany's youngest Master of Wine, Konstantin Baum: $10 vs $500 Wine Taste Test -- Is Expensive Wine a Scam? [View all] Celerity Oct 9 OP

Interesting but not that im a big red wine fan dweller Oct 9 #1

I think most dry red wine tastes like Robitussin cough syrup. 3catwoman3 Oct 9 #3

I did prefer the fruity ones dweller Oct 9 #4

You must have had some real dross. A proper red is as far away from cough syrup as one can get. Celerity Oct 10 #6

Short answer yes. Srkdqltr Oct 9 #2

Expensive wines may well be a scam. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 10 #5

You are more than welcome to my share. 3catwoman3 Oct 10 #7

Yes, the genetics of taste. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 11 #8

Thank you for posting this. A really good lesson on wine tasting. Even after being in the biz GoneOffShore Oct 11 #9

Pomerol and Saint-Émilion are 2 of my favourite AOCs. Celerity Oct 11 #10

If you get the chance, try wines from Cahors and Corbieres. GoneOffShore Oct 12 #11