Hunt wrote:

> If Bin 65 (my memory of the Lindeman's line up is cloudy) is their low-end
> Chard, then that is it. When I moved to AZ, it was retailing for ~US$5/btl in
> case quantity, and had been our "slammer" of choice for two Summers in CO.
> This was my SHOCKING introduction to "in" wine destinations in Phoenix!
> Needless to say, I did not partake of their by-the-glass offerings, though I
> did take note of the prices. Last time that I passed by, their prices were a
> bit more in line with what I would expect, but still quite high. Maybe their
> location demands that they charge such prices, and Chardonnay was the top
> white in those days. Though in '98, that is about what I would expect to pay
> in a high-end restaurant for a big Cab, or Bdx. It seems to bare out, that in
> Phoenix, there is traffic for paying top price, regardless of value.
>
> Hunt
>

There is lower Lindemanns that that. There is the Cawarra range, which I
would struggle to recommend to anyone. I have a number of bottles
sitting around I can't bring myself to drink.

Perhaps they were taking advantage of a naiive dining community. I mean
chardonnay was all the rage around that time.

Oooo, a sophisticated Australian chardonnay, a steal at $25 a glass. If
the place is still in business seems ppl were willing to pay that much.
Despite the 1000% markup.

Sounds like rampant profiteering to me.