Regular vs. Vintner's Reserve

[winoweenie]

JIWT, welcome to the board. KC`s answer only partially correct. In the case of Most of the major producers, they take their best lots of wine from their best vineyards and store them separately from the other barrels. They then check the juice to make sure it`s superior to their other juice and bottle ir under some special designation;ie Special Selection, Reserve, Private Reserve etc. Then they charge more but in most cases the wines ARE superior and worth every penny. In the case of Markham I can assure you their Reserve Cabs, Merlots, Chards,etc are superior wines. In the case of some of the larger producers like Glen Ellen they only make a "Reserve" which means diddly. So in reply, Yes and No. winoweenie