http://www.winebid.com/buy_wine/item...=3093255-D4346

On 1/27/10 5:38 PM, DaleW wrote:
> http://www.winebid.com/buy_wine/item...=3093255-D4346

Wow. It's hard to believe that anyone enough into wine to register on
WineBid wouldn't also know something about finding retail prices on the
Internet.

Mark Lipton

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On Jan 27, 5:52*pm, Mark Lipton > wrote:
> On 1/27/10 5:38 PM, DaleW wrote:
>
> >http://www.winebid.com/buy_wine/item...=3093255-D4346
>
> Wow. *It's hard to believe that anyone enough into wine to register on
> WineBid wouldn't also know something about finding retail prices on the
> Internet.
>
> Mark Lipton
>
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well, no bids last week, but lot came back this week with a $15 start-
bidding's up to $20!
http://www.winebid.com/buy_wine/item...=3097158-D4346

This wine is available for $8, there are about 40 places that have it
under $10, yet people are bidding $20 PLUS VIG and shipping. Mind
boggling.

On 2/3/10 5:32 PM, DaleW wrote:

> well, no bids last week, but lot came back this week with a $15 start-
> bidding's up to $20!
> http://www.winebid.com/buy_wine/item...=3097158-D4346
>
> This wine is available for $8, there are about 40 places that have it
> under $10, yet people are bidding $20 PLUS VIG and shipping. Mind
> boggling.

PT Barnum said it best *sigh*

Mark Lipton

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Interesting... I checked the Dr L in Norway and in Sweden. The Norwegian
offer is a BiB, at a bottle price of 12.85USD (and taxes are steep!) - with
42.5g/l residual sugar. The Swedish is standard bottle at a price of 11USD
and 19gr/l residual sugar!

The Dr L is available in Germany too (to my surprise) in litre bottles at
11USD, classified as Trocken(!).. 8 gr/l... (found standard bottle too -
8.3USD)

I believe this is mostly an export brand for the Loosen company, likely
adjusted to the different markets.

Anders

On 2/4/10 6:59 AM, Anders Tørneskog wrote:
> Interesting... I checked the Dr L in Norway and in Sweden. The Norwegian
> offer is a BiB, at a bottle price of 12.85USD (and taxes are steep!) - with
> 42.5g/l residual sugar. The Swedish is standard bottle at a price of 11USD
> and 19gr/l residual sugar!
>
> The Dr L is available in Germany too (to my surprise) in litre bottles at
> 11USD, classified as Trocken(!).. 8 gr/l... (found standard bottle too -
> 8.3USD)
>
> I believe this is mostly an export brand for the Loosen company, likely
> adjusted to the different markets.

I'm interested in this adjustment, Anders. What is legally allowed for
QbA? Addition of süßreserve? Chaptalization? Adjusting 8 g/l to 42.5
g/l is no small change!

Mark Lipton


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"Mark Lipton" > skrev i melding
...
>
> I'm interested in this adjustment, Anders. What is legally allowed for
> QbA? Addition of süßreserve? Chaptalization? Adjusting 8 g/l to 42.5
> g/l is no small change!
>
Oh, I did not mean that kind of adjustment :-), simply that different wines
are being used for different markets. The various bottles should have
different APNrs.
Btw, the Swedish bottles have 10% alc, the Norwegian BiB's are at 8.5%.

Chaptalization is adding sugar before fermentation to achieve higher alcohol
levels - süssreserve is adding sterilized unfermented grape juice after
fermentation to increase sweetness. Both procedures would be legal afaik
(with restrictions) but are little used today (for quality wine, that is).
I have no idea whether the Loosen firm has done anything like that for this
mass market product. Only thing we know that the label says Mosel and
Riesling, so the juice is sourced from all over the valley (even some 15%
from elsewhere) and then fermented and blended to taste.
Anders

On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:38:50 -0800 (PST), DaleW >
wrote:

>http://www.winebid.com/buy_wine/item...=3093255-D4346
Hey what's wrong with a little profit, buy it online for 8.79 sell for
25?