Comments on: Drink Great Wine on a Budget http://www.mint.com/blog/saving/drink-great-wine-on-a-budget/ The blog of the free, simple personal finance solution. Track all your spending automatically, find the best deals, save more money. And save the world. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:46:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Nell http://www.mint.com/blog/saving/drink-great-wine-on-a-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-48307 Nell Wed, 05 May 2010 21:36:53 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=8232#comment-48307 A Budget?? I think not. A Budget?? I think not. ]]> By: zig http://www.mint.com/blog/saving/drink-great-wine-on-a-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-47984 zig Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:28:25 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=8232#comment-47984 WTF? This is an article written in 2010 recommending 1993 cabernet and 1997 merlot? A 2004 blend? These wines were last available in 1997, 2001, and 2007 respectively. Unless you find them in a dusty gas station in rural Georgia, they cannot be found. And the ones at the gas station have been baked, so you don't want them anyway. I know it's fun to talk about wine, but the key is to talk about wine that people can actually buy. WTF? This is an article written in 2010 recommending 1993 cabernet and 1997 merlot? A 2004 blend?

These wines were last available in 1997, 2001, and 2007 respectively. Unless you find them in a dusty gas station in rural Georgia, they cannot be found. And the ones at the gas station have been baked, so you don’t want them anyway.

I know it’s fun to talk about wine, but the key is to talk about wine that people can actually buy.

]]> By: Leslie http://www.mint.com/blog/saving/drink-great-wine-on-a-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-47872 Leslie Thu, 15 Apr 2010 02:56:30 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=8232#comment-47872 Napa River - Cabernet - at Trader Joe's $5.99. Hands down the best for the price! Napa River – Cabernet – at Trader Joe’s $5.99. Hands down the best for the price! ]]> By: Chester http://www.mint.com/blog/saving/drink-great-wine-on-a-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-45879 Chester Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:19:42 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=8232#comment-45879 I love Dark Castle wine! I love Dark Castle wine! ]]> By: Teacher&Student http://www.mint.com/blog/saving/drink-great-wine-on-a-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-45846 Teacher&Student Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:06:32 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=8232#comment-45846 Definitely not my version of bargain wine! Best advice: Find a small, nice wine shop & get to know the people! There are plent of wine-os (i say that lovingly) out there who are nice & kind & understand the idea of living on a budget & would rather have a consistent return customer than scam someone out of their money. Definitely not my version of bargain wine!

Best advice: Find a small, nice wine shop & get to know the people! There are plent of wine-os (i say that lovingly) out there who are nice & kind & understand the idea of living on a budget & would rather have a consistent return customer than scam someone out of their money.

]]> By: Kyle http://www.mint.com/blog/saving/drink-great-wine-on-a-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-45817 Kyle Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:55:54 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=8232#comment-45817 No South American suggestions? No South American suggestions? ]]> By: ron http://www.mint.com/blog/saving/drink-great-wine-on-a-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-45617 ron Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:03:47 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=8232#comment-45617 Ya, How to really believe this when they have a pic of a Chard, where a Pinot is supposed to be? Ya,
How to really believe this when they have a pic of a Chard, where a Pinot is supposed to be? ]]> By: johndouglas http://www.mint.com/blog/saving/drink-great-wine-on-a-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-45509 johndouglas Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:11:15 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=8232#comment-45509 Vintages are untold many historic to places equal Burgundy where defy is solon capricious and a sensitive grapevine similar pinot noir is predominate. Doesnt matter what the mass say, what it costs, what rank it has. If you bask intemperateness it with your primary moments and friends & origin then it is a smashing inebriant! Vintages are untold many historic to places equal Burgundy where defy is solon capricious and a sensitive grapevine similar pinot noir is predominate. Doesnt matter what the mass say, what it costs, what rank it has. If you bask intemperateness it with your primary moments and friends & origin then it is a smashing inebriant! ]]> By: Mary http://www.mint.com/blog/saving/drink-great-wine-on-a-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-45033 Mary Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:50:45 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=8232#comment-45033 This is exactly how I buy wine. You can find some great wines rated very highly by both references listed here, at lower prices than you would expect. I like to watch for the newer, lesser known vineyards that are newly rated. They tend to be priced lower until they become popular with the masses. Great heads up on the inaccurate in-store promotion problems. This is exactly how I buy wine. You can find some great wines rated very highly by both references listed here, at lower prices than you would expect. I like to watch for the newer, lesser known vineyards that are newly rated. They tend to be priced lower until they become popular with the masses. Great heads up on the inaccurate in-store promotion problems. ]]> By: Daniel Beunza http://www.mint.com/blog/saving/drink-great-wine-on-a-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-44932 Daniel Beunza Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:50:25 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=8232#comment-44932 Tom -- this is absolutely brilliant, and more profound that it might seem. I am a sociologist at the London School of Economics, specialized in finance. And I can tell you from my research that your approach at choosing wine is very close to the way in which Wall Street traders buy and sell derivatives. They leverage the "wisdom of the crowds" by using the prices of stocks, combine them through financial models, and get at the "market value" of things that don't have a price: liquidity, volatility, correlation, etc. And then make millions. What your approach suggests is a way to use new media to get at the "expert value" of wines, to get at the "expert equivalent." Very smart. Tom — this is absolutely brilliant, and more profound that it might seem. I am a sociologist at the London School of Economics, specialized in finance. And I can tell you from my research that your approach at choosing wine is very close to the way in which Wall Street traders buy and sell derivatives. They leverage the “wisdom of the crowds” by using the prices of stocks, combine them through financial models, and get at the “market value” of things that don’t have a price: liquidity, volatility, correlation, etc. And then make millions.

What your approach suggests is a way to use new media to get at the “expert value” of wines, to get at the “expert equivalent.” Very smart.

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