Bad news for audiophiles?

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!

I hadn't revisited this thread since I posted last June, and I have to apologize for the punctuation issues in that post. I must have been drinking wine.