All Blobbed Out

[El Gordo]

Piesporter, SP? Not a wine I would choose to drink either, but there must be a demand for it, I suppose, particularly from people who aren't regular wine drinkers. It's a while since I've drunk any German wine at all in fact but there are some great Germans out there, particularly good quality Rieslings with a bit of bottle age. Piesporter and Liebfraumilch (do they still make that stuff?) are at the other end of the scale but to be honest, the wine trade quite likes them as they introduce a lot of people to wine. Or used to. Maybe things have moved on a bit since I worked in it.

As for selling it in a restaurant for that sort of price, well what can I say? They can put it on the menu for £100 if they want. It's up to the punters whether they buy it at that price. The mantra I'm always hearing is that restaurants charge a 100% mark up, but it's obviously far more in this case.

Where was your merlot from incidentally? That sounds a pretty hefty price too. Mind you, I don't suppose you Brighton area dwellers would baulk at that....

Sorry to hear that the run wasn't a great success. It happens. And it will happen again. I quite like the fact that running is unpredictable like this. It makes the good ones even better. Next time, you'll have a great one, trust me...