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Tobin Trevarthen's avatar

All you need to do is look at the auto industry. There are Chevrolets and Ferraris. Both get you from point A to point B. Both use gasoline (less the EV models). The price gaps are significant.

Discerning finds the wallet that can afford the badge associated with the price.

All is good in scarcity game. But, that game changed a while back. We now live in abundance and the rules of that game are different.

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Michaela K Rodeno's avatar

I agree in general with Jeff Siegel's take on "perfect" vintages being the norm for Napa Valley, as least when promoting wine sales. This small region is blessed with a Mediterranean climate that favors high quality viticulture though, like any activity involved Mother Nature, there are annual vagaries. The genuine excitement among winemakers and growers about the high quality 2023 Napa Cabernet vintage is the result of a long, cool growing season where the flavors developed before the sugars...like in the old days before climate change. I'm hoping for more vintages like 2023!

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