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By Mike Sutter
| Saturday, December 19, 2009, 12:00 PM
Somewhere, the people who make (and drink) Almaden chardonnay in a box must be smiling.
The tasters who contributed to “The Wine Trials 2010” (Fearless Critic Media, $14.95) chose their wine and 149 others that cost less than $15 in blind tastings against bottles costing much more.
Put together by Robin Goldstein and Alexis Herschkowitsch of the Fearless Critic restaurant guide series, “The Wine Trials” reports, for example, that a $12 Domaine Ste. Michelle Brut sparkling wine was preferred over a $150 bottle of Dom Pérignon champagne by 41 out of 62 tasters when the bottles were hidden.
The book, a sequel to the 2008 edition, explains the methodology (tasters included wine experts and casual drinkers alike), analyzes the industry’s penchant for arbitrary pricing and includes “nose,” “mouth” and “design” notes for dozens of wines you’ve seen on grocery-store shelves.
The $9 bottle of Fetzer chardonnay that won its category? “Complex and delightful, with citrus, mineral and apple aromas.”
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