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Cult wines are those for which dedicated groups of committed enthusiasts will pay large sums of money. Such wines include, for example, some First Growths from Bordeaux, Screaming Eagle from California, Penfolds Grange from Australia, and Galardi Terra di Lavoro from Italy, among many others. A glass of red wine This article is about the alcoholic beverage. ...
First Growth (French Premier Cru) status refers to the greatest wines of the Bordeaux region. ...
Penfolds Grange (until the 1989 vintage labelled Penfolds Grange Hermitage) is a famous, prestigious and expensive Australian wine, made predominantly from the Shiraz grape and usually a small percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon. ...
Cult wines are often seen as trophy wines to be collected or as investments to be held rather than consumed. Because price is often seen as an indicator of quality, high prices often increase the desirability of such wines. This is true even for less expensive wines. For example, one vintner explained that "on several occasions we have had difficulty selling wines at $75, but as soon as we raise the price to $125 they sell out and get put on allocation" (Cape crusaders).
California cult wines
California cult wines refers to any of the California wines "typically but not exclusively Napa Valley Cabernets" for which collectors, investors and highly enthusiastic consumers will pay very high prices. The producers of such wines include Araujo, Bryant Family, Caymus, Colgin, Dalla Valle Maya, Diamond Creek, Dominus, Dunn Howell Mountain, Grace Family, Harlan, Husic, Kistler, Marcassin, Screaming Eagle, Blankiet, Shafer Hillside Select and Vineyard 29. California wine has a long and continuing history, and in recent decades has become recognized producing some of the worlds finest wine, matching the produce of the classic winemaking regions of France and, in some wine competitions, such as the historic Paris Wine Tasting of 1976, surpassing it. ...
Napa County is in north-central California Napa Valley is most famous for its wine. ...
These wines are generally very expensive and are limited production. Many of these wines are in the 300-600 case range per year and can command several times their "release price" upon release. Screaming Eagle is arguably the king of the cult wines[citation needed] and is made by Heidi Barrett. She also makes a Merlot, Amuse Bouche, modeled after Chateau Petrus. Château Pétrus is the flagship wine of the Pomerol wine region in Bordeaux. ...
See also Conspicuous consumption is a term introduced by the American economist Thorstein Veblen, in The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899). ...
References - Robinson, Jancis (Ed.) The Oxford Companion to Wine. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, second edition, 1999.
- Cape crusaders. Decanter, June, 2006, pages 90 & 92.
- The Australian Cult Wine market [2]
- The Rarest Cult Wines of Italy [3]
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