I sent the following before but it was not posted.


I believe that a very high percentage readers of this newsgroup are true
wine aficionados, I also believe that most wine drinkers are not. That group
just wants a wine that taste good to them. It may not be a great wine or
even a very good wine but to them it is good because it tastes good. As some
of this group continue to drink wine their taste become more sophisticated
and they look for wines with greater nuances. I believe that most just want
a simple enjoyable glass of wine at a fair price. I believe that the
information provided by Consumer Report caters to that very large market. I
also note that when a beginner asks for recommendations a good inexpensive
wine the wines listed are not often available in middle to small markets. I
work for a chain of wine and spirit shops that has twenty five stores
that carry wines from DRC to Walnut Crest. Most of the wines we sell are in
the $12-$35 range. State law says we can only buy a wines from state
authorized distributors so in many respects we are prisoners' of the
distributors. We cater to all types of wine customers and have been doing so
since 1955 with a great deal of success. Both the Consumer Reports and now
Newsweek (From the Wine Spectator) list wine the average wine drinker will
enjoy and afford.

sibeer wrote:
> I sent the following before but it was not posted.
>
>
> I believe that a very high percentage readers of this newsgroup are true
> wine aficionados, I also believe that most wine drinkers are not. That group
> just wants a wine that taste good to them. It may not be a great wine or
> even a very good wine but to them it is good because it tastes good. As some
> of this group continue to drink wine their taste become more sophisticated
> and they look for wines with greater nuances. I believe that most just want
> a simple enjoyable glass of wine at a fair price. I believe that the
> information provided by Consumer Report caters to that very large market. I
> also note that when a beginner asks for recommendations a good inexpensive
> wine the wines listed are not often available in middle to small markets. I
> work for a chain of wine and spirit shops that has twenty five stores
> that carry wines from DRC to Walnut Crest. Most of the wines we sell are in
> the $12-$35 range. State law says we can only buy a wines from state
> authorized distributors so in many respects we are prisoners' of the
> distributors. We cater to all types of wine customers and have been doing so
> since 1955 with a great deal of success. Both the Consumer Reports and now
> Newsweek (From the Wine Spectator) list wine the average wine drinker will
> enjoy and afford.

I read this in the Columbia Crest Merlot thread. It often happens on
Usenet that some answers do not seem to get posted on some newsreaders
and seem posted on others. You often find answers without questions
when the starting post of the thread does not seem posted on the
newsreader you use. Go to Google, select groups, and find
alt.food.wine. Your first post likely will show up there. I have read
this group using several services, and all of them have this sort of
problem from time to time. Some may be worse than others, but I have
not been able to tell for sure. A service may often have this problem
for a while, and then it suddenly clears up. Since the messages on
Usenet groups are put together from several sources, there is room for
error. Also sometimes someone blocks posts from certain people, but I
doubt if many decide to block themselves other than by freak
accident.Usenet is rather archaic compared with a modern BB, because it
dates from a period when there was not a modern internet as we know it
today. Anyway no harm is done; this sort of thing happens for most of
us.