tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post3797845534922026241..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: American wine consumers still don't care about what sommeliers likeW. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-26014137238918477032016-12-15T00:32:57.644-08:002016-12-15T00:32:57.644-08:00From MediaPost
(December 8, 2016):
"40% Of A...From MediaPost<br />(December 8, 2016):<br /><br />"40% Of Alcohol Beverage Buyers Make Their Decisions In-Store"<br /><br />Link: http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/290633/40-of-alcohol-beverage-buyers-make-their-decision.html?edition=98740<br /><br />Excerpt:<br /><br />"Fully 40% of U.S. consumers who buy alcoholic beverages haven’t decided what they’re going to Bob Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089688073031173053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-28849132728460280292016-12-12T13:17:47.742-08:002016-12-12T13:17:47.742-08:00I hope you don’t change your writing to please the...I hope you don’t change your writing to please the 83%. The survey indicates there are tens of millions of Americans who do like savory wines. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09712337908503818238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-33671268061317590302016-12-11T21:35:06.313-08:002016-12-11T21:35:06.313-08:00Excerpts from WineBusiness.com
(May 12, 2010, 2012...Excerpts from WineBusiness.com<br />(May 12, 2010, 2012):<br /><br />“The Market for Fine Wine in the United States”<br /><br />[Fine Wine 2010 Conference in Ribera del Duero (Spain)]<br /><br />Link: http://www.winebusiness.com/news/?go=getArticle&dataid=73903<br /><br />By Graham Holter<br />Associate Director – Publishing<br />Wine Intelligence market research firm (United Kingdom)<br /><Bob Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089688073031173053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-1194063761218481072016-12-11T21:30:46.583-08:002016-12-11T21:30:46.583-08:00Two observations. Two discrete comments.
How fre...Two observations. Two discrete comments.<br /><br />How frequently do people dine in restaurants that have a sommelier? (Let's set aside for the moment what "qualifies" a person to call him- or herself a "sommelier.")<br /><br />I would venture to answer my own question thusly: almost never.<br /><br />People eat at home. They eat at quick-service (a.k.a. fast food) Bob Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089688073031173053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-20611512446554633592016-12-09T21:38:40.838-08:002016-12-09T21:38:40.838-08:00Surveys are all about how the questions are struct...Surveys are all about how the questions are structured/asked/composed. As you point out this one is very perculiar. Particularly the flavor aspects. It seems to me that this one is skewed towards providing answers that confirm that the consumer is seeking sweet wines, despite the slight dip in popularity in 2016 vs 2015.bittybitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04173905035671216383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-83046162648241145602016-12-09T08:28:38.216-08:002016-12-09T08:28:38.216-08:00You lost me on the liberal truthiness statement. R...You lost me on the liberal truthiness statement. Really?Jack B. Erharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978098131069642738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-59604485052459107312016-12-08T11:48:27.930-08:002016-12-08T11:48:27.930-08:00The taste section needs to be completely redone be...The taste section needs to be completely redone because if you asked these same people to taste a Californian Zinfandel with say 6g RS or then a full-on dessert wine, they're going to choose the Zin. I know as it's like pulling a cat out of a pipe to get normal wine drinkers to try dessert wine in Europe as they don't actually want "sweet" wines but the sensation.<br /><br /Zzzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10194540731851325282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-12355689011409424762016-12-08T09:15:52.323-08:002016-12-08T09:15:52.323-08:00Kent: This is a self-reported survey and I think m...Kent: This is a self-reported survey and I think many people don't want to admit that they're swayed by the label.<br /><br />Regarding the three social-goods categories, the numbers do seem low to me. That doesn't mean it's not an important niche category. But yeah, this seems to indicate it's not a mainstream concern. Of course it would help if any of those definitions W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-39405398778651602562016-12-08T08:18:30.394-08:002016-12-08T08:18:30.394-08:00Savory is not an effective word for the purposes o...Savory is not an effective word for the purposes of this survey. It means so many different things. There are two specific herbs, Winter and Summer savory. In culinary terms, savoriness denotes flavorful without being sweet. Some people use savory as a synonym for umami, to denote meatiness. Webster defines it as spicy or salty without being sweet, while dictionary.com defines it as simply Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12518530875317856476noreply@blogger.com