[Alberta] 7500 points WUS $50 on bottled wine

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Would recommend Beringer Founder's Cab - I actually paid $12/bottle for my last case with no points.

One of my go to wines and I have tried a lot (over 100 wines reviewed on the app, plus many before I started logging it) - good for everyday drinking as it's somewhat sweet and easy to go down with low tannins/acidity. This is not to be confused with the Main & Vine line which is a couple bucks cheaper but not good at all; or the Knights Valley (among a whole slew of other lines) that are more expensive, but generally pretty good.

To get on my wine soapbox - through my job which involves entertaining clients I've had a fair bit of very expensive wines and really can't tell the difference. I've read several books and know my ripassos from my amarones but it doesn't help me in the least. Many studies have shown that the vast majority of the population (would not include Sommeliers I assume) cannot tell the difference between wines in blind taste tests. I have conducted a fair number of these actually with friends and family, and normally expensive wines actually score the worst (ie, most people have very basic requirements for smoothness and cannot appreciate the complexity of expensive wines). My point is that if you are the lucky majority where your senses are not that refined, no point wasting $ buying expensive wines unless you want to do it for a symbolic reason (ie, celebration of something). I know some people can't stand to believe they can't appreciate something 'expensive,' which some automatically associate with 'good', but this is RFD and just trying to save money . For those who are loaded, a higher price option I also love is Caymus cab.

Verdic wrote: ↑ Many studies have shown that the vast majority of the population (would not include Sommeliers I assume) cannot tell the difference between wines in blind taste tests. I have conducted a fair number of these actually with friends and family, and normally expensive wines actually score the worst (ie, most people have very basic requirements for smoothness and cannot appreciate the complexity of expensive wines). My point is that if you are the lucky majority where your senses are not that refined, no point wasting $ buying expensive wines unless you want to do it for a symbolic reason (ie, celebration of something).

I've tasted a only handful of $50+ wines and generally they've been exceptional. However I'm usually looking in the $9-15 range. Rarely spend more than $20 unless I see a very good deal - in this case, the Decoy which normally sells for $30+. I grabbed a couple bottles which I'll save for a special meal.