Comments on: klaus peter keller’s coming! http://moorebrothers.com/klaus-peter-kellers-coming new york and Philadelphia's "best" wine shop Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:28:09 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Greg Moore http://moorebrothers.com/klaus-peter-kellers-coming/comment-page-1#comment-9187 Greg Moore Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:28:13 +0000 http://moorebrothersblogs.com/?p=476#comment-9187 Grey-market wines come from distributors who fail to sell wine that is allocated to them in the market authorized by the producer. So they dump them at cost or below in another market, typically where the producer already has an authorized distributor. The result is that retailers who buy in this "grey-market" can sometimes offer hard-to-find wines at lower prices than retailers who buy through the channels authorized by the producer. Lower prices for consumers always sounds great, but not if the wines are beat up. They may be fine for label-hunters, but they aren't for consumers who want to drink them. The grey-market disrupts orderly distribution and is patently unfair to the authorized distributor where the wines are dumped. Further, it undermines the intention of great producers like Keller who want to be assured that their wines are sold in perfect condition, and so authorize distribution like ours that takes good care them. We've recently seen grey-market Keller wine offered by another New York retailer at prices slightly lower than ours. But Klaus-Peter isn't going to be there on Friday, he's going to be at Moore Brothers. My advice is, look for the "Fleet Street" back label on Keller wine in New York. It's your best guarantee that you have the real thing, and it's guaranteed fresh, only at Moore Brothers. And sorry, G-Max '06 is long sold out. Keller allocates 1 G-Max for every 100 Großes Gewächs. However, there will be a little available in the '07 vintage (which, by the way, may be the best vintage ever for this wine). Grey-market wines come from distributors who fail to sell wine that is allocated to them in the market authorized by the producer. So they dump them at cost or below in another market, typically where the producer already has an authorized distributor. The result is that retailers who buy in this “grey-market” can sometimes offer hard-to-find wines at lower prices than retailers who buy through the channels authorized by the producer. Lower prices for consumers always sounds great, but not if the wines are beat up. They may be fine for label-hunters, but they aren’t for consumers who want to drink them.

The grey-market disrupts orderly distribution and is patently unfair to the authorized distributor where the wines are dumped. Further, it undermines the intention of great producers like Keller who want to be assured that their wines are sold in perfect condition, and so authorize distribution like ours that takes good care them.

We've recently seen grey-market Keller wine offered by another New York retailer at prices slightly lower than ours. But Klaus-Peter isn’t going to be there on Friday, he’s going to be at Moore Brothers.

My advice is, look for the “Fleet Street” back label on Keller wine in New York. It’s your best guarantee that you have the real thing, and it’s guaranteed fresh, only at Moore Brothers.

And sorry, G-Max ‘06 is long sold out. Keller allocates 1 G-Max for every 100 Großes Gewächs. However, there will be a little available in the ‘07 vintage (which, by the way, may be the best vintage ever for this wine).

]]> By: Dr. Vino http://moorebrothers.com/klaus-peter-kellers-coming/comment-page-1#comment-9116 Dr. Vino Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:09:20 +0000 http://moorebrothersblogs.com/?p=476#comment-9116 Sounds great, Greg! Any G-max perhaps? Could you elaborate on what are cooked, gray-market wines and how they "make the rounds" in NYC? Sounds great, Greg! Any G-max perhaps?

Could you elaborate on what are cooked, gray-market wines and how they “make the rounds” in NYC?

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