Mrs. Motion and I enjoyed a bottle of $5 Black Mountain California pinot noir from Trader Joe's last night.
On Monday, driving down from Laguna Seca, we stopped at a vineyard north of San Luis Obispo and had a tasting of $65 reserve pinots.
I gotta say... the bouquet and palette of the $5 pinot is just as nice as the $65 reserve I tasted. Every bit as good. Its even ever so slightly less bitter, so I probably prefer it more.
So, what's the deal with expensive wines? We have a few $8-$10 every day reds we enjoy. Guess I am a wine slummer and enjoy being one
On a side note, has anyone seen the southward proliferation of grapes in California? Holy hell, there sure is a lot of production these days, even compared to 10 years ago. I gotta think that means some really good, low-cost wines are easy to find.