Regarding the posting about Denny Zeitlin, Rifftides reader Dave Berk writes:
It was the early seventies, and the Trident was the Sausalito stop for a date, good jazz and some
marvelous petrale sole. Ah,
but the view……
Well, the visit with Dr.
Zeitlin evokes memories of
tastings above the California Wine Merchant in
the Marina, and listening
to Chuck Wagner (the owner of Caymus) “pleading” for one
to buy his cab for $100/box.
Things are a bit different, now.
Yup. Adjusted for inflation, the $100 for a case of Caymus cabernet in 1972 is $456.11 in 2005 dollars. However, you won’t get the current Caymus cab at that price. nomerlot.com is offering the 2001 at $1,403.99, plus shipping. That’s an example of price adjustment dictated by the law of supply and demand. Cheers.