Fine Wines
Forget two-buck chuck. Nielson Co. reporting a 4.1 percent rise in total U.S. wine sales to $9.32 billion this year, but wine priced $20 plus saw an even larger increase in sales (11 percent), demonstrating that pricier wines are becoming more popular. In its 22nd Annual Restaurant poll, Wine & Spirits magazine found the average price for the most popular wines in restaurants was $62. One of the magazines’ most popular restaurant brands, Duckhorn Vineyards, boasts an array of reds, including a 2007 estate-grown Rector Creek Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, which goes for $95 per bottle.
