Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Even more wine incompetence

I've been told that using only the top 10 of the Wine Spectator list is too selective, and if the number of wines checked was a larger sample, the PLCB would do better. I agree: as we get closer to mediocrity, the PLCB should do better because that is where their strength lies.


But how much better? Not that much; in fact, not at all.  Have a look at the next 20 wines in the Wine Spectator top 100 list. With three times as many top wines to have been selected by the PLCB's "experts," they only get two more on the State Store shelves, and three by SLO special order only.

(This is broken down by In Stock (Y/N), How Many Stores Carrying, Item Name)
Yes 3% Hamilton Russell Chardonnay Hemel-en-Aarde Valley  
No
Abadia Retuerta Selección Especial Sardon de Duero  
No
Reynvaan Syrah Walla Walla Valley In The Rocks  
No
Carlisle Zinfandel Russian River Valley Montafi Ranch  
No
M. Marengo Barolo Bricco delle Viole  
No
Château Coutet Barsac  
Yes 3% Merry Edwards Sauvignon Blanc Russian River Valley  
No SLO Condado de Haza Ribera del Duero  
No
Arcanum Toscana Il Fauno  
No
Turley Zinfandel Paso Robles Ueberroth Vineyard  
No
Sparkman Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Holler  
No
Cune Rioja Gran Reserva  
No SLO Mocali Brunello di Montalcino  
No SLO DuMOL Syrah Russian River Valley  
No
Villa Pillo Toscana Borgoforte  
No
Bodegas y Viñedos Maurodos Toro San Román  
No
Matthews Claret Columbia Valley  
No
Domaine Carneros Brut Carneros Ultra  
No
Tenuta di Trinoro Toscana Le Cupole  
No
Mollydooker Shiraz McLaren Vale Carnival of Love  

This state agency will never have the knowledge or will to select exceptional wine except by accident. They will never have the passion that their customers do and so will never be able to satisfy them. It seems that the monkeys are winning; listen to those typewriters...

Privatize.

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