tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985574294404865873.post806699325449860527..comments2014-08-28T15:52:49.501+02:00Comments on Cabot and Co: Is it Just Me?…... Part Deux.Liam Cabothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509377180536941344noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985574294404865873.post-35001881334653077962012-06-17T15:36:58.815+02:002012-06-17T15:36:58.815+02:00Yes, I think so... although I can't help feeli...Yes, I think so... although I can't help feeling that even Anthony Barton has been seduced somewhat by the hype of rising prices. Their collective philosophy is to price the wines on release at the highest possible price they believe the market will bear - without hopefully (in their opinion) going too high. The Chateaux owners seem to resent anyone else making money on their wines other than themselves, but without any hope of a reasonable financial return (in line with selling other wines), what incentive do merchants have to sell the wines at all – or customers to buy them in advance? By “riding” the market, they play a very dangerous game. It’s a risky strategy. Problem is that once consumer sentiment believes that something will be cheaper tomorrow than today, they not only don’t buy today, but they don’t buy the next day, or the day after…. as they believe prices will continue to drop further. Something similar happened with property in Ireland a while back... can't remember what the outcome was?Liam Cabothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10509377180536941344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985574294404865873.post-58897096956035870242012-06-16T12:37:27.459+02:002012-06-16T12:37:27.459+02:00Is Leoville Barton the closest/only one that has a...Is Leoville Barton the closest/only one that has a pricing strategy that even resembles your business plan?Gabriel Cooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05899930885338681838noreply@blogger.com