On 4/13/2015 11:43 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-04-13 2:01 PM, graham wrote:
>
>> I visited a store in New Zealand where they had multiple-bottle tasting
>> stations that dispensed a 1,2 or 5oz taste, using those fancy inert gas
>> dispensers. You just plugged in a sort of credit card and pressed the
>> appropriate button and the cost was recorded and you paid up at the end.
>> That meant that quite pricey wines could be tasted and there was no
>> obligation to buy.
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>
> Wineries around here used to have free samples. As the wine business
> grew, wine tasting became a destination activity, so most of the
> wineries started charging. If you go in just to sample you pay for the
> samples, but if you go in to buy in some reasonable quantity they end up
> comping the samples. My brother works part time in one of the few local
> wineries that does not charge for samples.

Charging for samples is a mickey mouse way of doing business. It implies
that your customers are scumbags and are not to be trusted.

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>
> Ice wine is a major product here. At the end of my sampling and buying I
> will gladly pay for a sample of ice wine. I love the stuff.... in small
> doses. I am not paying $50 for a half bottle of wine and having just
> and ounce or two. That little sample does me just fine.
>
>

Forget about what I just said. :-)