“The food looks great.”
“Thanks! Now let’s crack open a quaffable bottle of wine that will pair nicely with this meal. How about this Pareto’s Estate Chard?”
“Pareto?”
“Yeah, it’s named after the 80/20 rule. You know, like 80 percent of a GDP comes from the wealthiest 20 percent of its citizens. . .?”
“How does that work?”
“It circles back to the Pareto distribution. (Pareto was an Italian microeconomist, by the way.) When the Pareto index is α equals log4(5) equals log(5)/log(4). Basically 1.61. Here, I’ll show you on Lorenz curve.”
“A what who now?”
“Ugh do you even econ bro? Look, F here on the horizontal axis is the cumulative chunk of the population or whatever, and the vertical axis here -L- is the cumulative portion of income - hey where’d all the wine go?”
“Don’t be too upset. I left you 20 percent.”
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2013 Pareto's Estate Eighty20 Chardonnay, Monterey
Nose: tropical fruit, citrus, light notes of vanilla and toasty oak
Palate: full, round, long finish, touch of butterscotch
Grown predominately in the cool climate area of Monterey, where the cool afternoon winds lengthen the growing season, allowing the intricate fruit flavors to develop while preserving crucial acidity. The result is a crisp, fresh wine with a long, lush, tropical finish.
The vineyards of Pareto’s Estate are located in the Monterey appellation on California’s central coast. This area is known for having the longest growing season in California, lasting on average about two weeks longer than other regions. We thank the early morning fogs and gusty afternoon winds for this fortunate phenomenon – it wreaks havoc on women’s hairdos but the grapes love it.
We also pay homage to the awesome influence of the Monterey Bay, for without its plummeting depth of over 10,000 feet, the fog, chilly air and reliable breezes wouldn’t exist. And without them, Monterey doesn’t win the prize for longest hang time. And without longest hang time, the impeccable fruit that bursts with vibrant aromas and complex flavors would be….let’s not even go there.
A few other facts you should know. At Pareto’s Estate, our wines are 100% estate grown. Estate grown means that the grapes are grown on our vineyards and are crushed each vintage at our winery. Nobody else gets to touch them. Nobody. Yes, we’re control freaks. Another tidbit is that our winery is a thing of beauty. Built in 2005, it is state-of-the-art and absolutely gorgeous if you’re into that sort of thing, which we are. One last factoid – our vineyards are 100% sustainably certified by the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance. We love our vines and take care of them.
The Pareto Principle, also called the 80/20 rule, states that 80% of results come from 20% of the effort. This is true in the world of wine, where 80% of wine is consumed by 20% of the people. With Pareto's Estate, we raise our glasses to those of us that take up the slack of others. Cheers to the 20%!
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