Tasting fees kinda tick me off. I understand wanting to keep the winos
looking for a free high out of the tasting room, but:

1. I spend a goodly amount on wine every month. (my social security
check is my budget according to SWMBO.)

2. I go to taste new releases for purchase for consumption or laying away.

3. Particularly in the Willamette Valley I have spent more on gas to
get to the tasting room to give them a chance at my consumer dollar.

4. Even though most apply the fee to purchase, it especially hurts if
one doesn't purchase because one HATES the wine! I have more often
than I like to think, paid $5 to taste 3 perfectly horrible wines at
wineries that I'd never heard of, but thought I'd give a try.

5. I often taste to purchase later at my local wine pusher - I want to
support him, and there is not enough room in my Smart.

It is like the lottery - you know you are going to regret it, but
there is a chance.... You might find a sleeper!

Maybe we could get wineries to honor ID cards that allow AFW trolls to
taste fee free :-)

"Ronin" > wrote in message
...
> Tasting fees kinda tick me off. I understand wanting to keep the winos
> looking for a free high out of the tasting room, but:
>
I understand that many wineries in the Okanagan Valley have started charging
for tasting. This is because they were getting busloads of tourists who
tasted but didn't buy.
Graham

On 2007-10-03 16:42:17 -0700, "graham" > said:

>
> "Ronin" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Tasting fees kinda tick me off. I understand wanting to keep the winos
>> looking for a free high out of the tasting room, but:
>>
> I understand that many wineries in the Okanagan Valley have started charging
> for tasting. This is because they were getting busloads of tourists who
> tasted but didn't buy.
> Graham

That was one place that got me bad... I tasted some very good wines,
but I also tasted some real drek. And I did pay for the privledge of
tasting the drek. 20 years ago I tasted some wines in Connecticut and
Virginia, and thank Baccus I didn't have to pay for the experience..

Jim