$31 for a Rosé from the Nahe ?!?

2006 Schlossgut Diel Pinot Noir Rosé Nahe

Okay, technically speaking, it was $30.99, but with 6.75% sales tax, it would have rung up at the cash register as $33.08.

Anyway, I was browsing through a wine store last night, and this bottle caught my eye - the wine inside it is certainly a very pretty color - but the price was flabbergasting.

I came home and looked it up on Cellar-Tracker, where no one seems to be particularly enthusiastic about it:

cellartracker.com, diel rose nahe

BTW, I googled a little, and discovered that it's available in England for about $20.66:

vivinum.co.uk, 10.34£

finance.yahoo.com, 10.34£ = $20.66

I'd love to try the wine, just to see what a Pinot Noir Rosé from the Nahe might taste like, but I'm having a real difficult time wrapping my head around the idea of ponying up more than $33 for the honor of doing so.

Which leaves me wondering - are people so wealthy these days that they have money to burn on capricious purchases like this?

Just a few years ago, I could still get JJ Prüm Spätlesen & Auslesen in the high $20's [in "vintages of the century", no less].

Oh well, I guess I just don't understand this hobby anymore.

I'd love to try the wine, just to see what a Pinot Noir Rosé from the Nahe might taste like.

Why?

You'd have to pay a lot more than $31 for most of the non-rose pinot noirs from Germany that get imported to the US. And most of them aren't very exciting.

Why?

Just curiosity.

But wow, I certainly don't have $30+ worth of curiosity.

On a lark, I MIGHT try the wine at the UK price of $20, but I'd consider even $20 to be at the very far upper bound of where I'd allow curiosity to lead me.

Besides, I guess maybe I'm spoiled because I'm so accustomed to merchants pouring wine for free that the idea of paying [through the nose] to learn about wine is getting to be kinda foreign to me.

I'm spoiled because I'm so accustomed to merchants pouring wine for free..

Lucky you.

Depending on what wines you are interested in, I don't think its reasonable to expect to cover every wine region of interest with useful in-store tastings. But, if you can, more power to you!

[David M. Bueker]

Yawn - another Nathan complaint about wine pricing.

Yawn - another Nathan complaint about wine pricing.

David,
I agree that a producer should price his wares at whatever price he has to, to make the profit he has to have. However, having said that, I will often admit to groaning and even occasionally grunting when I see the sticker. It won't do me any good to complain here about price, but I don't see any reason to make the observation you made. I think Nathan has as much right to complain about a price he thinks is off on the way high side, as any of us do to brag about the bargain we found. Just MO.

[David M. Bueker]

He can complain & I can say I've seen it before (and I have...a lot). Nathan's favorite wine is free wine.

He can complain & I can say I've seen it before (and I have...a lot). Nathan's favorite wine is free wine.

David, This forum is about wine. I think you are out of line with your comments about people, who post legitimate feedback. I would like to see a lot less personal sniping here. -- Clark

[David M. Bueker]

If Nathan posts some notes rather than just complaints I will happily read & comment on them.

2006 Schlossgut Diel Pinot Noir Rosé Nahe

Okay, technically speaking, it was $30.99, but with 6.75% sales tax, it would have rung up at the cash register as $33.08.

Nathan,

I bought a bottle today for $21 (where do you shop?) I might open it this weekend and post a TN.

-Bill