Thank you all for your comments. Waitrose have responded earlier today on Twitter and said they are looking into the matter. Speaking of Twitter (and also Facebook) I would like to thank everyone who has picked this up, retweeted and commented - as a result this piece has already become our most-read post of 2013, so wine lovers do seem to share our concern.
Paul, I agree that German wine is not one of the best-labelled products on the market, and that there is demand in the UK for cheaper wines. "Legends", while not the cheapest (nor the worst) of the "Piesporters", is even cheaper than the price you mention. To me that makes it all more important to be clear about what is in the bottle, after all a customer who believes that this is one of the most renowned wines of Germany may never step up to try the more exciting German wines Waitrose also sell.
Thank you all for your
Thank you all for your comments. Waitrose have responded earlier today on Twitter and said they are looking into the matter. Speaking of Twitter (and also Facebook) I would like to thank everyone who has picked this up, retweeted and commented - as a result this piece has already become our most-read post of 2013, so wine lovers do seem to share our concern.
Paul, I agree that German wine is not one of the best-labelled products on the market, and that there is demand in the UK for cheaper wines. "Legends", while not the cheapest (nor the worst) of the "Piesporters", is even cheaper than the price you mention. To me that makes it all more important to be clear about what is in the bottle, after all a customer who believes that this is one of the most renowned wines of Germany may never step up to try the more exciting German wines Waitrose also sell.