COULD WASHINGTON RESERINE CULT WINE?

摘要

The term "cult wine: came into widespread use in the 1990s, though no single person or publication laysclaim to having coined it. Perhaps it was Screaming Eagle or Harlan that was the first wine to earn thetag. In the minds of most people, the term is almost always attached to a pricy Napa Valley Cabernet orBordeaux-style blend. What qualifies them as cult wines? It seems to be the magic combination of rarity, expense, high scores and buzz. A wine needs all four to qualify for true cult status, which leaves out such things as first-growth Bordeaux (not rare) and favors new wineries over traditional ones (more buzz). By any standard, these are trophy wines. In other words, they're unaffordable, which is just as well since they're also unobtainable.