Bad news for audiophiles?

Onh I never thought about that but your probably right.

Prices have to cover overhead. That's for sure. The rest is harder to be
certain of. 🏆

07-03-15: Onhwy61
The retail cost of a bottle of wine is closely tied to the market value of real estate where the wine is produced. Expensive vineyards produce expensive wines.

I'd expect the converse to often be true as well. A property which produces higher quality and thus often more expensive wine, due in part to its soil characteristics and the local climate, will as a result have greater value as real estate.

Best regards,
-- Al

the only thing wine and audio have in common aside from the subjective nature of both is to the un initiatied it all tastes/sounds more similar than different. But once one develops their palate, and tastes the nectar there is no going back

I've been told that the vineyards keep the trunk and roots of the older vines and graft the same or even different varietals atop. Some of these older trunks can be quite massive and go deep into the soil. So as Al pointed out, the soil characteristics, climate, and the intact delivery system all add up to an almost guaranteed return on investment. Quality can almost be taken for granted.

Nice work, if you can get it.

All the best,
Nonoise

I don't know if it so much bad news, as a cautionary tale. We always have to ask where the value is and what are we really looking to get out of this thing.

T'was the low spark of high-heeled boys

Happy Listening!