Caymus Conundrum???

[RAD]

OK Roberto--

Strong opinions are fine, but baseless ones are not. How is conundrum specifically, and Caymus generally, indicative of "an American winery whose entire business plan is based on you being ignorant of (or intimidated by) the global marketplace"? Caymus makes good wines. Caymus also makes generally expensive wines, and people buy them. Good + expensive does not equal evil winery conspiracy. Caymus is not holding a gun to anyone's head, nor are they suggesting that similar wines can't be found elsewhere.

Believe it or not, everything does not have to be polarized into a good/evil dichotomy; most issues are far more complex than that.

To anticipate a few thoughts: Am I a "Caymus whore"? Hardly. Am I a rich, ignorant fool? Nope. Do I own a few bottles of Caymus? Yes, but only a few, and I own more of their $9/bottle Oeil de Perdrix than I do any other of their bottlings. But it is a gross, simplistic generalization to suggest that people who buy Caymus (or any other well-known, high-priced wine) do so out of intimidation, ignorance, or any combination thereof.

And Hoosierfan, sorry to go off on a tangent; I've not tried the wines that Drew recommended, but do know that you can find Ironstone's Obsession for under $10.

Off my soapbox now--

RAD