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Silly Wine Labels are Bad Wine #15

Bad wine #15 is for silly wine labels and gimmicks. American wine producers spend thousands of dollars for to come up with labels designed for one purpose. They want you to buy the label, not the wine. And, the funny thing is that it works. Look at all the money we spend on silly names like Layer Cake, Cupcake, Barefoot, 19 Crimes, Skinny Girl, White Girl, etc. The worst is Freakshow wines which capitalizes on people who are disabled or have deformities. That should be illegal! They are taking advantage of the average American’s lack of wine knowledge. These labels do not exist in Europe, because Europeans are very knowledgeable about wine. Even though some might taste good, many of these wines taste awful. Unfortunately, I had some of Layer Cake’s cabernet sauvignon recently. The taste disappeared as soon as I swallowed.

How Can We Solve This Bad Wine #15 Problem?

We need to stop buying labels. And, we can do that by learning about wine. First, subscribe to a wine magazine. I recommend Wine Enthusiast, because it is user friendly. And, it has sections for travel, recipes and other things. Search for nearby wineries and visit them. They might have educational events like wine classes, tastings, tours and dinners. Travel to other areas of the country and make it a wine vacation. Go to California, Oregon, Washington and New York. Also, go to Europe. Italy, France, Spain and Germany which are the popular wine destinations. If you plan a wine vacation, it is important to contact wineries 6 months in advance to make reservations for tours, tastings, dinners, etc. Otherwise, you will get shut out. Use my wine shopping list cheat sheet to help when you go shopping for wine. The link is at the bottom.

Top 10 California Collectible Wines

Here are the top ten California Collectible Wines. Notice that the labels are not silly or funny. They are selling wine. Even though most of us cannot afford them, it just illustrates my point. I could just as easily show you the Top 10 affordable wines with no goofy labels, but I thought it would be fun to see how the top 5% drink. These wines range from$175 for Mondavi to $2500 for Screaming Eagle per bottle!