Wine Enthusiast

I'm easy to categorize on this scale. I bought my first Bordeaux futures in 1976 (Duhart Milon), and definitely don't follow the crowd. Don't get me started about overoaked Chardonnay or overripe and overpriced CA reds. I...

@rjyoung ... take a look at the powerpoint presentation on the page. Based on what you described you might fall into the 'Overwhelmed' category but Snooth can help you move to the enthusiast! ;-) Seriously, I found this...

If they had a category of novice it may apply to me as I cannot consider myself an enthusiast but sometimes go by a higher price when I'm undecided (image seeker?). Maybe I'm an "enthusiast seeker"? Maybe I fit in the...

hahahahha ... mostly Enthusiast but with some Image Seeker qualities. :-)

Looks like Constellation did an interesting market segmentation on wine buyers. You can find full information here: http://www.cwinesus.com/CBICMS/cwine/trade_insights.html Quick summary is this that they group wine...

OK, so I DO live in the Bay Area and there ARE a lot of restaurants that buy local ingredients but you can't find a bottle of California wine under $75! I've had several of Heimoff's suggested wines - the Lyeth Sonoma...

Yeah I know. I was just off a conversation with some clown on a similar issue so went on a rant. I don't disagree with anything you said. Local is fresher and most often, tastes better. And the more you can support...

Still plenty of oil produced in California, Greg.... I don't think French produce is any better than Sonoma produce, unless you're talking about specialty items like truffles. But French wine can be better than California...

If you think about the carbon footprint, in NYC, the smaller footprint is left when we buy wines from Europe. CA wines aren't "local" until you get to some point in Ohio. Shipping a container, carrying hundreds and...

Being a big time foodie as well as oenophile, I have to agree that a wine list is up to the chef and restauranteurs. Just because a restaurant might be within close proximity to wine country doesn't mean they should have...