In article >, Ask@me says...
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>Hunt wrote:
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>> 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
>>
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>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.
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>Perhaps they were taking advantage of a naiive dining community. I mean
>chardonnay was all the rage around that time.
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>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.

It is, or at least WAS. They are still there, but I give them a wide berth
when in that area. Much of the retail in the Phoenix area is hype for what is
considered chic, at that moment in time. I hope that their offerings are more
in line, nowadays, with reality, but cannot comment there.

Hunt