tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178846643922349518.post6061385199000792088..comments2023-10-28T17:27:31.385+03:00Comments on 2 Grand Cru: My Fifteen Minutes Of Fame2GrandCruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16677145557411276062noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178846643922349518.post-41203022955049313482007-04-10T17:11:00.000+03:002007-04-10T17:11:00.000+03:00That is exactly what I meant.Giaconda is not just ...That is exactly what I meant.<BR/>Giaconda is not just an importer but a center for wine courses.<BR/>Sometimes we get to taste some wonderful wines which they do not have for sell at all and yet they let us taste those wines for the purpose of study and get to know another variety.<BR/>They do not do the tastings for the purpose of sells only.<BR/>I do not remember if you participate at Giaconda's white wine course but at that time 90% of the wines were not for sell but for the purpose of<BR/>study only.<BR/>We had Gruner Veltliner, Marsanne, Roussanne, Viognier, Muskateller,<BR/>and a few others such as great Chenin Blanc. <BR/>No wine was available for sell.<BR/>I think that you are right and one can not compare Giaconda with the other importers and their tastings which are for the purpose of sells only.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178846643922349518.post-53491941816298082882007-04-10T11:12:00.000+03:002007-04-10T11:12:00.000+03:00Sounds like we both agree as despite what I said a...Sounds like we both agree as despite what I said about the prices, I go to both Tomer Gal's and Giaconda's tastings. So I don't think they're "just another tasting in town". But it's very hard to judge a tasting's "value for money" factor except by comparing the shelf price. Certainly Wine Route <B>do</B> price their tastings lower than the shelf price and I think that when Koby Shaked is presenting the tasting, you get an extra value, though not every time.<BR/><BR/>I think it's legitimate to expect importers to factor in the marketing value into the price of tastings and thus lower the prices but having said that, I'll play Devil's Advocate and reply that:<BR/><BR/>1. Not every importer <B>needs</B> tastings as a marketing tool.<BR/>2. Not every importer can <B>afford</B> tastings as a marketing tool, if the marketing budget isn't big to begin with.<BR/>3. On second though, I appreciate that in Giaconda's case, they're also a center for wine courses so part of their income is from tastings and thus tastings can't serve as a marketing tool.2GrandCruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677145557411276062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178846643922349518.post-51911034676247158052007-04-10T09:13:00.000+03:002007-04-10T09:13:00.000+03:00I attanded both Tomer Gal and Giaconda's tasting (...I attanded both Tomer Gal and Giaconda's tasting (i saw you there) and i must say that true - both are not cheep - but as they say - "you pay for what you get".<BR/>With both you get so much more than just another tasting in town.<BR/>Think about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com