Confused!

[rchhchan]

Hi
Is there such a thing like lousy expensive wine? Almost everyone shuns mildly sweet Riesling, particularly the sophisticated drinkers. Sweet Rieslings are for oddballs like me who pays $55 for a J.J. Prüm Kabinett halbtrocken where a Hugel Riesling dry costs only a mere $30. 20 bucks have gone to the sugar. Perhaps wine merchants around the world have gone nuts.
Regards
Ray

[Kcwhippet]

Not sure I understand what you're trying to say. A lot of "sophisticated" drinkers like all manner of Rieslings. Otherwise there wouldn't be all those pricey BA's and TBA's on the market. Why would you think wine merchants have gone nuts? You have me confused.

[This message has been edited by Kcwhippet (edited 03-11-2005).]

[wondersofwine]

$55 sounds high for a J.J. Prum Kabinett. I don't know what the prices are like in Singapore or how the money equates to American dollars but I doubt it would cost that much in the USA.
I agree with previous statement that many sophisticated wine drinkers like sweet Rieslings. Many of the German Rieslings exhibit a nice balance of acidity to fruitiness.

[rchhchan]

Thanks for the prompt reply guys. I not refering to dessert wines like Sauterne and German TBAs but rather a mildly sweet Kabinett or Spatlese that can go with Asian cuisines.
You may ask around what style people prefer I am sure it would be like: 80% sweet 20% dry. Nobody drinks German Rieslings in Sinagpore. Have you had a sweet Kabinett before? Despite of the unpopularity, they are costlier more that those from Alsace.
Wonder why.

[wineguruchgo]

Here is a link to a picture of a German Vineyard.

http://www.vonschleinitz.com/vsuhlen.gif

Most are on slopes that can be dizzying to some, like me, who have vertigo.

Unlike many other parts of the world, these grapes have to be hand harvested because machines just can't take the incline they will fall over.

Much of the price with the expensive German wines is manpower.