wine as a hostess gift

[Anonymous]

I like Yellowtail wine. In fact, I like several winers that are under $15.

[Anonymous]

Why is it elitist to have taste? You can get a good bottle of wine at a low cost. But Yellow Tail is not it. Granted, it takes a bit more effort to find a good bottle at that price point. My point is that the guest clearly didn't make that effort. And you can actually find pretty lousy bottles for $50, too.

I think the elitism charge is because of the implication that a guest didn't make an effort or has bad taste if you don't consider it a good bottle of wine. Just because the brand doesn't cut the mustard with you doesn't mean that the guest hasn't made an effort. It could be (as in the case of my parents) that they truly know nothing about wine but want to gift something anyway.