[RP TownTalk] Hurray for Scott Ehlers!

[Dwight Holmes]

Lou, I agree it would seem logical for this to be an effect. But,
seriously, other than Franklin's exactly which liquor stores around
here offer a good wine selection? and of those, which would not be
properly termed "seedy"? My previous experience was in Tallahaseee,
Florida. The grocery stores sell beer & wine -- Publix, the closest
thing to Giant, has a pretty decent selection. And there are also
reasonably nice, clean, non-seedy liquor stores around as well (and
not so many of the seedy variety). I'm not sure what the explanatory
variables are... but we seem to have a serious market imperfection
here....

On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 2:21 PM, cranky old coot <lking at knob.com> wrote:
> Of course your experience with grocery store wine may affect whether you
>  think this is a good idea. I am "sure" the least common denominator wine
>  that Giant may select will be just fine for some. But here are some
>  other points to consider:
>
>  1. If Giant and other "grocery" stores capture the sales of common wines
>  and beers will there be enough business left to enable stores that offer
>  a wider variety to stay in business?  Not to sound like a snob (COC/snob
>  now there is a oxymoron!) but the last time I saw wine in a grocery
>  store it was things like Thunderbird and Ripple, because that's what
>  sold - the old volume/shelf space issue.  I had to drive to the next
>  town to fined something to satisfy the taste for wine I acquired in
>  Europe. The local liquor store didn't bother to sell wine because it
>  didn't sell. They just had liquor and beer, things that the grocery
>  store couldn't.  I'm sure in California, with the size of the local wine
>  industry, you could find something besides wine-by-the-box next to the
>  oranges. I'm not sure about here.

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