A year ago at this time, we reflected on the sad state of the economy and how it had brought wine prices down.

January 05, 2011
A year ago at this time, we reflected on the sad state of the economy and how it had brought wine prices down.
One comment from that article was that far too many California wines were overpriced, and that savvy shoppers were seeking out wines from overseas that satisfied both palate and wallet at the same time.
Not much has changed, and in some cases things are worse for California wineries.
Oddly, the suggested retail prices for many wines remain about what they were a year ago, though discounts are rampant.
You would think, given the slow sales of wines and the trading down of most buyers, that prices would drop. After all, almost all wineries have vast surpluses of wine.
Yet the only price cuts of which I have heard are based on discounting. No one, apparently, wants to drop their front-line (suggested retail) price.
A rule of thumb for marketing experts over the decades has been that you do not lower the front-line price of a wine because to do so would be to imply to consumers that there is something wrong with the wine.
I phoned three executives with good-sized wineries and asked if they had cut their front-line prices for even one wine. All said no.
“No, we haven’t,” said one. “The only thing we did do was to adjust the tasting-room pricing on all of our wines to spark sales.
“But once you discount the front-line price, trying to get it back up again if, well, you have to claw your way back to the original, and that could take years.” Discounting can also have a similar effect, “but it’s a little easier regaining your old price point.”
More than a decade ago, some larger wine companies dealt with an earlier recession by offering retailers 15-bottle cases (instead of the traditional 12-packs). The three men I spoke with said they hadn’t heard that strategy employed recently.
All said, however, that the current recession has hurt the wine business harder that most of the similar flat spots the industry has faced in past decades. As a result, they all said, wine prices at most retail shops should be about 30 percent lower than suggested retail prices.
“Everyone is discounting,” one said. “We are — that’s no secret. Remember: Some of this [wine] is a lot more perishable than consumers realize.”
One strategy is to watch the vintages of standard wines. I have already seen 2008 cabernet sauvignons on store shelves from some wineries, but there are still 2007s, 2006s and even some 2005s from some wineries. With cabernet, that could be a bonus (wine with a bit of additional aging), but a detriment with other wines (some high-alcohol red wines and most whites really don’t age very well).
If you prefer red wines with a little more time in the bottle, the present situation may keep some earlier vintages on shelves longer than usual.
As for white wines, be careful about vintages. If I had the choice of a 2009 pinot gris or a 2007, I’d go for the younger wine. Older whites can be strange and rarely better than a fresher bottle.
This is usually the case with sparkling wine, though some vintage-dated Champagnes are superb with a little extra time in the bottle.
And lastly, if you have acquired a taste for older dry riesling (a fascinating wine when it is aged properly), some older vintages can deliver real charm. Now is the time to take advantage of the added aging riesling has had in the current recession.
No Wine of the Week this week.

Source: http://napavalleyregister.com/lifestyles/food-and-cooking/wine/columnists/dan-berger/article_8fc41402-0eff-11e0-848e-001cc4c002e0.html

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Clark Wine Center
Bldg 6460 Clark Observatory Building
Manuel A. Roxas Highway corner A Bonifacio Ave,
Angeles Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga 2023
0922-870-5173 0917-826-8790 (ask for Ana Fe)

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YATS Wine Cellars
Manila Sales Office
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 ask for Rea or Chay

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