(Photo by Tim Rue/Corbis via Getty Images) Corbis via Getty ImagesThe argument in favor of higher alcohol wines is simply a question of preference among the wine drinking consumers. A Bordeaux blend of grapes from a certain vintage at 14% alcohol would have a tough time beating a California 100% Cabernet Sauvignon at 15% or 16% alcohol. (Photo by Shahar Azran/WireImage) WireImageLargely, vintners have followed the awards and high ratings given by the wine media, especially Robert M. Parker, Jr., whose newsletter Wine Advocate has long championed big, bold wines, which invariably have high alcohol, (though Parker has denied he favors such wines). So, technically speaking, wines at 14.5% and above aren’t even table wines at all—a technicality vintners pay no attention to. 20 November 2003 (Photo by Edward Wong/South China Morning Post via Getty Images) South China Morning Post via Getty ImagesIs there a place for such high alcohol wines?

Source: Forbes June 01, 2021 13:07 UTC