Some chardonnay's are 12 bucks a bottle and....?!
Answers: some are 8 and some are 5...WHY????
There are a lot of factors. Where the grapes were grown, what the blend is, the weather the given year, what type of aging was done, the appelation, the winery's name, how many cases they put out during a given year, if it's a start-up winery or well-established, are they marketing it as a good wine or just cheap for the consumers who just need a chardonnay, how well the winery does in wine ratings, there's a ton of factors. Sometimes cheaper wines are better than more expensive ones, and the winery wants to get their name out there or they're targeting a certain group or they're rich enough to be able to sell at a loss. The hot trend now is wines around $9-$15.
It depends on the marketing and the quality of the wines. Theyre are good, cheap wines and expensive sh-tty wines. You just have to buy a couple and see what you like.
Im not a big Chardonnay person, so if youre looking for a good, inexpensive white wine with lots of character, try Moscato, otherwise known as Moscato D'Asti or Muscat wine. I love this stuff and always take it to parties where people always comment "Whoa! Where'd you get this awesome wine?"
Good Luck and happy Drinking!
The price of wines is determined by region and availability of the grapes. You can have an awful bottle of wine that is $20 and a great wine for $8 a bottle. Some of the best wines are from Austrailia and South America and they aren't very expensive.
Different vineyards charge different prices, based on all kinds of factors. I say buy what tastes good to you, regardless of price. There are some great wines in every price range. The best way to tell is to try them yourself. I also like to shop at wine.com, which has all the wines rated by Wine and Spirits, Wine News, etc. They have a huge selection of wines under $20 with 90+ (out of 100) ratings.
I'm a heavy equipment mechanic in the Napa valley CA haven't payed for a case of wine in years have a case of Mario Andriette vineyards tastes like turpentine.saving the autographed ones though! then there's some little hole in the hill vineyards out there that are simply amazing, it's all marketing take my word for it! as long as there Mexicans keep destroying equipment I have free wine and a job for life
Simple supply and demand.
Everyone in the supply chain wants to sell all the wine they have at the highest possible price.