Comments on: “Cult Wine” Section On A Wine List: What Do You Think?

By: Alan Kropf

Alan Kropf — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:10:09 +0000

Great comparison Jesse! I love the part about socialist revolution as well. I always through that out in my own proposals but people never seem to go for it…

By: Jesse Porter

Jesse Porter — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:31:15 +0000

I don’t mind the “cult films” section in the video store. The difference, though, is that anyone can rent them, because they cost the same.

Once Screaming Eagle can be had for around $80 (including markup), then I think a cult wine section would be ok. There’ll probably need to be some kind of socialist revolution first though.

By: Barry Jensen

Barry Jensen — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:42:17 +0000

A cult section for cult wines? I’m sorry, that is a TERRIBLE idea.

By: Alan Kropf

Alan Kropf — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:12:59 +0000

Katie: Yes, I agree, I love making a scene!

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:04:36 +0000

I think I would have probably gotten up and left after seeing that, but would have made sure to tell them exactly why i’m leaving….how fucking tacky!

By: Janet M.

Janet M. — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:22:03 +0000

Cult sections on wine lists represent everything that is wrong with wine.

By: Jason Sanwell

Jason Sanwell — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:55:45 +0000

Via Twitter: Separating by price on a wine list is a bad idea, I don’t like Reserve sections and Cult would be even worse.

By: Alan Kropf

Alan Kropf — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:08:43 +0000

Guy: The restaurant I speak of is very well-known, though I want this discussion to be more about the concept of giving cult wines their own section versus on the restaurant itself.

By: Alan Kropf

Alan Kropf — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:57:42 +0000

Ron, I think you have something there with your additional wine list section recommendations. I know the restaurant referenced here well, and if there was money to be made in these additional categories, they would most certainly do it.

By: Alan Kropf

Alan Kropf — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:54:55 +0000

Thanks for the comment guys.

Dirty: I agree with you, though even “reserve lists” seem a little hokey to me. They make sense in wine shops due to theft issues, but wine lists represent an opportunity to present wines in a way that doesn’t just focus on marketing gimmicks.

Richard: I’m right there with ya. Selling “cult wines” to people as “cult wines” is like wine prostitution, and I can’t imagine that the cult wineries themselves are excited at the idea that their wines are being pimped through a “cult section” as opposed to being treated with respect in the category in which they belong.