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      12-30-2019, 08:11 PM   #84
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Originally Posted by bd307 View Post
Had Opus in two occasions and there are much better wine out there under that price range. Price of Opus drives up by demand in Asia. They spent big marketing money in Asia few years back and it became a must have when serving dinners over there.

Any wine that sells for over $300 is just not worth it.

Had Lafite throughout the years. It is tasty, but not $1k+ tasty. Same deal, but they started way earlier.

But as in any hobby, price is not what it is about. Wine is about passion and experience.
Opus is a label buy, I agree there’s a lot better wines out there for that price range and even less.

Wines over $300 may not be worth it to a lot of people, but it is to some. You can actually make decent money with wine as an investment. Those $1k+ bottle were far less than that when they were released. 2000 Mouton-Rothschild has appreciated something like 600% since it’s release.

Much like any other luxury item, it’s brand, quality, difficulty to acquire and scarcity that drive the prices.
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