will generally cost a bit more than
those produced on a large scale.
For beer drinkers, it’s like the
difference between a Budweiser
and a craft beer made from a local
brewery.
Mullen has noticed a movement
in South Jersey to get more local
wines into some liquor stores and
quite a few restaurants adding
them to their lists. He thinks the
pricing issue still poses a problem
with many people though.
“The feeling I’ve heard from
liquor store owners is that people
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still aren’t ready to shell out $25
for a good Merlot or Chardonnay
and even if they would there’s
still the mindset of if I’m going to
pay that I’m going to buy a more
famous California wine,” explained
Mullen. “There may have been a
time when that was true, but I’d
really like to see them try because
I think it could work.”
Thankfully, you can always
purchase local wines directly from
the wineries and many sell from
their websites. One of the reasons
Mullen has written his book is to
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