| Welcome to CheapSkate
Thank you for taking time to find out about us. It'll be
worth it!
There is no reason for seriously enjoyable wine to cost
as much as it does. In the U.S., most of the price of a bottle
of wine goes to promotion and distribution. Typically, a $10
bottle of wine costs $3 to make. The winery tacks on $1 to
pay reps to push the distribution system. The distributor
takes $2.70 and the retailer takes $3.30. It's worse in a
restaurant -- you're lucky if 10% of what you pay for goes
to grapes and winemaking.
So we thought: "Let's make a little bit of terrific wine
without budgeting anything for promotion, simply distribution
to a few savvy retailers who aren't greedy, cut the price
in half, and see how many people will find out about it and
tell their friends." If you do the work to find us, we can
charge less. A lot less.
These are seriously good wines, made in classic styles for
the progressive, hip consumer who appreciates honesty and
humor. We forge long-term partnerships with top growers in
unfashionable areas, and employ the same winemaking skills
and personal attention which have made our first label some
of the most sought-after wines in the world. We love making
beautiful wine, and we hate selling it to the unappreciative.
So we make just enough wine for sensible production economies,
but little enough that we know it will all sell without a
push.
Our internet site isn't a discount program. If you can get
them, wines are cheaper to purchase locally, and we will usually
direct you to local retailers. But the wines are such great
values that if there is no local distribution and you have
to pay shipping, CheapSkate may still be the best value you
can buy.
Thanks again for visiting and warm regards,
Clark Smith
winemaker/wiseacre
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