Are luxury wines too good to drink?

Are Luxury Wines Too Good for Drinking?

Adi Schmid, 17.01.2022

Wines costing over €1,000 have long since ceased to be a rarity, usually they are strictly limited and highly coveted by a steadily growing number of aficionados.

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We live in a time when wines are basically better than ever, but at the top of the pyramid they are also more expensive than ever. Of course, these high-quality, exorbitantly expensive wines are fascinating growths. Meticulously grown and vinified, often from old vines. In many cases, they are endowed with an almost mystical history such as the great Bordeaux growths and the Grand Crus of Burgundy – Rhône too has magic. But even relatively young wineries today demand prices for their wines that normal citizens can not readily afford.

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