A new poll is launched on wine-pages every couple of weeks, at which point the previous poll is archived.
No data from this page may be reproduced in any form without prior permission. © 2002 Tom Cannavan.
June 2004: is dessert wine out of fashion? how often do you drink it?
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occasionally |  47.3% | |
regularly | 26.3% | |
rarely | 21.8% | |
never | 4.5% |
June 2004: Which country offers best "everyday drinking" value?
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France |
30.0% | | Chile |
21.5% | | Australia |
13.7% | | Spain |
11.1% | | Other |
7.1% | | Italy |
5.2% | | Germany |
5.2% | | Argentina |
3.2% | | New Zealand |
1.9% | | Portugal |
0.6% | | USA |
0.0% |
May 2004: does a wine's alcohol content sway your buying decisions?
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no, doesn't matter | 63.8% | |
yes, avoid high alochol | 30.2% | |
yes, avoid low alcohol | 6.0% |
May 2004: how does you interest in food compare to your interest in wine?
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equally interested | 63.2% | |
less interested | 30.1% | |
more interested | 6.7% |
April 2004: do you belong to a regular wine tasting group?
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no | 50.4% | |
yes, formal/meets regularly | 28.9% | |
yes, informal/meets occasionally | 20.7% |
April 2004: How often have you bought wine "en primeur"?
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never | 28.5% | |
several times | 25.8% | |
very regularly | 23.1% | |
once or twice | 22.4% |
March 2004: should wine labels list all additives and ingredients?
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yes | 63.9% | |
no | 36.1% |
March 2004: how often do you decant red wine to aerate it?
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occasionally | 62.6% | |
often | 26.9% | |
never | 10.3% |
February 2004: where did the last wine you drank come from?
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France | 34.1% | |
Italy | 14.1% | |
Australia | 11.7% | |
Spain | 9.2% | |
Chile | 8.2% | |
USA | 5.3% | |
South Africa | 2.9% | |
Portugal | 2.9% | |
Germany | 2.4% | |
Other Old World | 1.9% | |
New Zealand | 1.9% | |
Argentina | 1.9% | |
Austria | 1.4% | |
Other New World | 1.4% | |
Greece | 0% |
February 2004: if you had to make a decision today, that all wines must be bottled with just one type of closure, which would you choose?
| natural cork | 48.8% | | screw-cap (Stelvin) |
47.4% | | synthetic stopper |
3.7% |
January 2004: do you use the Internet to buy wine?
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yes, occasionally | 32.3% | |
yes, regularly | 30% | |
yes, quite often | 25.4% | |
only for research | 6.9% | |
no, never | 5.2% |
January 2004: do you write your own tasting notes??
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yes, only on some wines | 34.5% | |
yes, on most wines | 31.5% | |
no, not interested | 19.5% | |
no, I used to but gave up | 9.0% | |
no, but intend to in future | 5.2% |
December 2003: what corkage charge is a fair in a quality BYO restaurant?
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£4 - £7 | 42.6% | |
£8 - £10 | 26.3% | |
£1 - £3 | 20.9% | |
more than £10 | 7.7% | |
zero | 2.3% |
November 2003: do Riedel glasses really improve the wine experience?
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yes, they improve it somewhat | 40.2% | |
yes, they improve it greatly | 37.7% | |
don't know; haven't tried them | 15.0% | |
no, they make little difference | 6.9% |
November 2003: how many bottles do you have open at any one time?
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only one | 50.8% | |
two | 41.1% | |
three | 7.2% | |
more than four | 0.8% | |
four | 0 |
October 2003: what's your favourite alcoholic beverage other than wine?
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beer or lager | 62.2% | |
whisky | 12.5% | |
gin | 10.2% | |
brandy or cognac | 6.2% | |
other alcoholic drink | 3.9% | |
don't drink any | 3.9% | |
rum or bacardi | 0.7% | |
martini or campari | 0.0% | |
absinthe | 0.0% | |
vodka | 0.0% |
October 2003: how often do you finish a meal with Port?
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rarely | 63.0% | |
never | 23.5% | |
quite often | 12.6% | |
regularly | 0.8% |
September 2003: what is the single most important influence on a great wine?
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quality of fruit | 45.5% | |
quality of winemaker | 29.4% | |
terroir | 25.0% |
September 2003: what's your favourite wine magazine?
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don't buy any | 29.9% | |
Decanter | 28.3% | |
Wine Advocate | 12.5% | |
Wine | 8.6% | |
Harpers | 6.2% | |
All much the same | 5.5% | |
Wine Spectator | 4.7% | |
The Vine | 3.1% | |
Revue du Vins de France | 0.7% | |
Wine Australia | 0% |
August 2003: who are the better tasters, men or women?
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equal | 48.5% | |
women | 34.2% | |
men | 17.1% |
August 2003: how much would you drink if driving?
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2 glasses | 42.0% | |
1 glass | 27.3% | |
nothing | 18.0% | |
3 glasses | 9.3% | |
more than 4 glasses | 2.0% | |
4 glasses | 1.3% |
July 2003: do you have a professional involvement in wine?
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no, just a wine-lover | 72.6% | |
yes, other | 11.6% | |
yes, wine retailer | 10.2% | |
yes, wine writer | 2.7% | |
yes, wine maker | 2.7% |
July 2003: how often do you accurately check serving temperature?
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never | 55.6% | |
rarely | 29.0% | |
often | 9.6% | |
always | 5.6% |
June 2003: how often do you buy fine wine for investment?
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never | 68.8% | |
occasionally | 29.8% | |
frequently | 1.9% |
June 2003: how much of your wine comes from independent merchants?
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more than 90% | 22.8% | |
80% - 90% | 17.4% | |
40% - 50% | 12% | |
60% - 70% | 11.4% | |
10% - 20% | 9% | |
less than 10% | 7.8% | |
30% - 40% | 6.6% | |
20% - 30% | 4.8% | |
70% - 80% | 4.2% | |
50% - 60% | 3.6% |
May 2003: does your partner share your passion for wine?
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yes, somewhat | 49.0% | |
not particularly | 35.5% | |
yes, totally | 9.8% | |
not at all | 5.5% |
May 2003: how would you rate your own wine tasting skills?
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good | 36.8% | |
advanced | 27.4% | |
average | 26.3% | |
expert | 5.2% | |
below average | 2.9% | |
poor | 1.1% |
April 2003: in my opinion, food and wine matching is...
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worth getting the basics right | 47.8% | |
vital for maximum enjoyment | 33.7% | |
just drink and eat what you like | 18.4% |
March 2003: how do you rate red Burgundy (Pinot Noir)?
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frustrating but great | 49.5% | |
sublime stuff | 25.4% | |
unconvinced | 23.1% | |
avoid at all costs | 1.8% |
March 2003: which statement best reflects your weekly buying & drinking?
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3 bottles or less, average £8-£15 | 30.7% | |
4 bottles or more, average £8-£15 | 26.5% | |
4 bottles or more, average <£8 | 20.4% | |
3 bottles or less, average <£8 | 13.8% | |
3 bottles or less, average >£15 | 4.2% | |
4 bottles or more, average >£15 | 3% |
in the wine trade - get free wine | 1.2% |
February 2003: have you had any formal wine education?
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no, self-taught | 31.6% | |
no, I just like wine | 25.6% | |
WSET Advanced | 14.6% | |
WSET Certificate | 8.2% | |
WSET Diploma | 7.3% | |
leisure course | 6.4% |
other qualification | 3.2% |
learned in the trade | 2.7% |
leisure course | 0.0% |
January 2003: what do you think of the wine critics - Parker, etc?
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form a part of buying decisions | 66.1% | |
relatively unimportant in buying decisions | 20.3% | |
main influence on my buying decisions | 8.9% | |
never use them in buying decisions | 4.4% |
December 2002: if France is the 'King' of wine, who is 'Queen'?
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Italy | 48.6% | |
Australia | 19.1% | |
Spain | 15.1% | |
Germany | 10.7% | |
California | 4.4% | |
Chile | 1.7% |
December 2002: what's your target price for everyday drinking? (£4=$6=€6)
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£4-£6 | 51.5% | |
£6-£8 | 31.5% | |
£8 or more | 13.6% | |
£4 or less | 3.1% |
November 2002: is riesling really the king of white wine grapes?
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certainly one of the best | 52.2% | |
the ultimate white grape | 38% | |
good, but overrated | 6.4% | |
what's all the fuss about? | 3.2% |
November 2002: do newspaper wine recommendations influence your buying?
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Occasionally | 53.6% | |
Quite often | 23.1% | |
Never | 11.5% | |
Very often | 10.9% | |
All the time | 0.6% |
October 2002: what's the oldest wine you've drunk?
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1960-1969 | 19.7% | |
1970-1979 | 16.5% | |
1950-1959 | 14.6% | |
1980-1989 | 10.1% | |
1940-1949 | 10.1% | |
1930-1939 | 9.5% | |
pre 1900 | 8.2% | |
1920-1929 | 5% | |
1900-1919 | 3.1% | |
1990 onward | 2.5% |
October 2002: what is the red/white mix of your cellar?
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much more red than white | 55.6% | |
almost all red | 25.6% | |
a bit more red than white | 12.8% | |
more or less 50/50 | 2.6% | |
a bit more white than red | 2.1% | |
much more white than red | 1% | |
almost all white | 0% - (0 Votes) |
September 2002: how often do you drink wine at home?
| every day | 39.5% | | several times per week |
33.8% | | 2 or 3 times per week |
24.7% | | about once per week |
1.9% | | less frequently | 0% |
September 2002: does the mark-up on wine in restaurants stop you drinking what you want?
| Frequently | 60% | | Quite often |
24.1% | | Occasionally |
11.6% | | Always |
4.1% |
August 2002: if you had to make a decision today, that all wines must be bottled with just one type of closure, which would you choose?
| natural cork | 54% | | screw-cap (Stelvin) |
41.5% | | synthetic stopper |
4.5% |
August 2002: how many bottles do you have in your cellar?
| less than 500 | 16.5% | | less than 300 |
14.4% | | less than 400 |
14% | | less than 200 |
14% | | less than 750 |
11.9% | | less than 1000 |
10.7% | | more than 1000 |
7% | | less than 100 |
4.9% | | less than 50 |
4.1% | | more than 2000 |
1.6% | | don't have a cellar | 0% |
July 2002: Which country offers best "everyday drinking" value?
| France |
31.4% | | Australia |
18.5% | | Chile |
13.4% | | South Africa |
11.8% | | Italy |
8.7% | | Spain |
7.2% | | Argentina |
3.6% | | Germany |
2.5% | | Portugal |
2% | | USA |
0.5% |
July 2002: what's the most you've spent on a bottle of wine (retail)?
| more than £100 |
23.8% | | less than £100 |
14.6% | | less than £80 |
14.6% | | less than £60 |
14.6% | | less than £40 |
13.4% | | less than £30 |
8.7% | | less than £20 |
7.1% | | less than £10 |
2.7% |
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