What attributes seperate higher priced wines from moderately priced wines?
The saying goes to make a small fortune in wine start with a large one, which means making wine is expensive. Low production, private wine producers can have more expensive wine simple because they do not have the economies of scale of a large winery, i.e., buying power, facilities to make the wine, rent rather than own the land where the grapes are grown, skilled winemaker on staff, good channels of distribution, etc. Or they could just be very particular about the quality of grapes they use and the way the wine is made i.e., using virgin French oak to store the wine (around $700.00 a barrel) rather than stainless steel vats (almost free depending on how long the winery has owned the vat). There are so many factors that go into making wine that prices can vary widely. I dont want to cross the line and say that an expensive wine is a sign of quality, because it isnt. This is not to say that a large mass produce wine maker cant make very good reasonable priced wine, they can. Prices cha
