"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>> "Johnny Lobster" > wrote in message
>>>
>>> However, recently a Pasqiuni's pizzaria opened in the neighborhood
>>> with no bottle over $20 and many around the $11 mark. Shortly after
>>> this, Swing Thai lowered their wine prices so that decent bottles can
>>> be had for $14. Then another downtown restaurant started offering
>>> bottles for half price before 7:00. I hope these are not all
>>> coincidental, and that they are trying to compete. Just two weeks ago
>>> I ate in a wine bar-restaurant in San Diego, and they had good
>>> Australian Shriaz for $7 a bottle.
>>>
>>> Lobster
>>
>> Imported wines are going up with the dollar tanking against the Euro
>>
> The value of a U.S. dollar is higher than the Euro by about 46 cents,
> which
> might explain why European wine importers are jacking up the price. This
> goes back to the thread about if it costs more is it better? Not
> necessearily. The restaurants want to keep these "fancy" (mediocre)
> imported wines on the menu, but they're paying more and you're paying
> more.
>
> Jill
>

And the declining dollar is definitely an valid excuse for charging more.
Reading about the wine industry, I have found that there are many reasons
for a wine to increase in price. Some of it isn't pretty.

Dee Dee