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Where is the sweet spot for wine glasses and restaurant wine prices


Pay 3xs retail for Zalto glasses - Yes grape specific
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Pay 2xs retail for Riedel restaurant glasses - Yes grape specific
  92% (13)
Pay 3xs retail for Baccarat glasses - Not grape specific
  0% (0)


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RE: Where is the sweet spot for wine glasses and restau... - 11/30/2023 1:36:50 AM   
diphthong

 

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Status: offline 		Essentially, it's the same argument audiophiles have with lesser equipment/systems. Dark Side Of The Moon still sounds great on a less than cutting edge, top of the line system. Does a top of the line system make a difference? Absolutely but is it worth the time and expense for the return? Same with the juice. Put the 1990 Montrose in top of the line Bordeaux glasses or in red plastic Dixie cups...it is still going to slay. Is it better in the expensive glassware? Um...yeah. Is it worth paying an extra c-note for many? Um...no.

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RE: Where is the sweet spot for wine glasses and restau... - 11/30/2023 2:12:03 AM   
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RE: Where is the sweet spot for wine glasses and restau... - 11/30/2023 6:17:32 AM   
DoubleD1969

 

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ORIGINAL: pemazel

Fake is that you never get that choice

That wasn't the question from the OP if my understanding is correct. The point was different restaurants each had their stemware - one may have Riedels, another may have the top of the line. The OP was familiar with the wine pricing and noticed the correlation of prices to the quality of the glassware. The question was whether YOU would pay a higher markup on a bottle for drinking from a top of the line wine glass versus paying less markup in an "inferior" wine glass.

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RE: Where is the sweet spot for wine glasses and restau... - 11/30/2023 7:35:19 AM   
pemazel

 

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< Message edited by pemazel -- 11/30/2023 8:34:12 AM >

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RE: Where is the sweet spot for wine glasses and restau... - 11/30/2023 7:52:55 AM   
daviladc

 

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quote:

ORIGINAL: diphthong

Essentially, it's the same argument audiophiles have with lesser equipment/systems. Dark Side Of The Moon still sounds great on a less than cutting edge, top of the line system. Does a top of the line system make a difference? Absolutely but is it worth the time and expense for the return? Same with the juice. Put the 1990 Montrose in top of the line Bordeaux glasses or in red plastic Dixie cups...it is still going to slay. Is it better in the expensive glassware? Um...yeah. Is it worth paying an extra c-note for many? Um...no.


Agreed! But in a restaurant you don't get to choose the mark-up.

The question then becomes at a 3X mark-up do you expect the best stemware?

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RE: Where is the sweet spot for wine glasses and restau... - 11/30/2023 7:53:55 AM   
daviladc

 

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quote:

ORIGINAL: DoubleD1969

quote:

ORIGINAL: pemazel

Fake is that you never get that choice

That wasn't the question from the OP if my understanding is correct. The point was different restaurants each had their stemware - one may have Riedels, another may have the top of the line. The OP was familiar with the wine pricing and noticed the correlation of prices to the quality of the glassware. The question was whether YOU would pay a higher markup on a bottle for drinking from a top of the line wine glass versus paying less markup in an "inferior" wine glass.



Exactly!

Or, do you expect the best stemware at a 3X mark-up?

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