tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post1456993581670210085..comments2024-03-28T02:58:07.596-07:00Comments on Benito's Wine Reviews: Laurenz V. Grüner VeltlinerBenitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642446480589939085noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-37720225906855495792010-07-24T12:07:25.274-07:002010-07-24T12:07:25.274-07:00Michael,
Glad you enjoyed them, and I look forwar...Michael,<br /><br />Glad you enjoyed them, and I look forward to all your posts on the Portland trip!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />BenitoBenitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642446480589939085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-52110434998252481262010-07-24T10:49:38.295-07:002010-07-24T10:49:38.295-07:00Those GVs were delicious & I can easily see si...Those GVs were delicious & I can easily see sipping on them all summer long. Thanks for bringing them!Michael Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11593120496257449050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-91382478973564668092010-07-23T07:53:02.454-07:002010-07-23T07:53:02.454-07:00Joe,
The marketing is improving, but I always try...Joe,<br /><br />The marketing is improving, but I always try to look at these things through the eyes of a wine novice. Imagine a shelf with a dozen German wines on it. All have white labels, long German words, and little shields on them. They're all Riesling, but range from bone dry to super sweet. <br /><br />If the same person looks at a dozen wines from Chile, or Australia, or California, he's going to see a variety of different grapes, labels that range from serious to stupid, and probably be able to pick out a desired wine much faster and with less anxiety.<br /><br />I'm not saying every wine region needs to adopt the Australian marketing model, but I thought this product line presented an excellent design strategy: if you know the different regions of Austria and how age affects Grüner, that information is there for you. But you can also tell somebody, "Pick up the one with the orange screwcap that says Singing." 5 different simple nicknames, 5 different colors. <br /><br />It makes you wonder if that had anything to do with the popularity of Blue Nun over the years. It's certainly not the best German wine out there, but ordering it didn't require any wine knowledge whatsoever, just a nickname and a blue bottle. :)<br /><br />Cheers,<br />BenitoBenitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642446480589939085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-13009845101523379842010-07-23T04:41:00.930-07:002010-07-23T04:41:00.930-07:00Do like some groon, but based on something you sai...Do like some groon, but based on something you said, I'm still waiting to find a wine shop or restaurant with an "imposing" selection of German wines. Usually, it's a few of the same selections everywhere, which is unfortunate.<br /><br />Granted, those beireich and anbaugebiete and any wine called "trockenbeerenauslese" can be imposing, though. The German language in general can be pretty imposing, I suppose.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11188665746443591632noreply@blogger.com