What Types of Wine Get Reviewed?
Let it never be said that Hanes doesn’t have a conscience! After ripping inexpensive Australian wines a new one last month it has become more obvious that Hanes should address a truly fundamental question. It may seem almost besides the point to ask, but what IS wine? Technically, wine is simply an beverage containing alcohol which has been made through the fermentation of the juice found in grapes or other fruit. While even this basic definition can be quibbled with (and you quibblers know who you are), it is interesting to look at how the wine industry views the question. For example, let’s look at how The Wine Institute in California (via a Gomberg-Frederickson Report) segments wines for the purpose of yearly sales analysis. Here are some statistics for 2004, segmented by retail price. Jug Wine is considered to be wines below $3.00. These wines comprised 31% of cases of Californian wines sold in 2004. Extreme Value Wines are considered to be wines between $2.00 and $3.00. These wine
