Too bad

[hotwine]

Have been awaiting the opening of a new wine shop only a mile from home. Banner over the door has acclaimed "Coming Soon" for six months; finally, it opened this week. Visited yesterday and found the following:

"Neonato" for $11.XX
Becker "Texas Iconoclast" CS for $14.XX
Messinahof (simulated) Port for $22.XX
Clicquot yellow label Champagne for $44.XX (no other sparklers were of any interest at all)

All wines were run-of-the-mill, with no stand-outs in evidence. And all were at least 40% more than I'm accustomed to paying at Costco or discounters.

I muttered "Interesting" as I walked out the door, with no intention of ever returning.