Pricing Strategist Walks Into a Wine Show-Blows Everything Up Pt. 1-4

2026-06-18 · 18 min · episode 325 · 16 entities

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What does a pricing strategist know about wine? More than you'd think. Claire Wang joins Forrest Kelly to break down the psychology behind why we pay what we pay — and why our brains are doing a lot more work than we realize every time we reach for a bottle. Claire unpacks the famous Stanford and Caltech MRI study that proved people's brains literally experience more pleasure when they think they're drinking expensive wine — even when the wine is identical. She introduces the concept of the "magic number of 99" and explains why premium wineries deliberately avoid it, opting for clean price points like $18 or $19 to signal quality rather than bargain. The conversation takes a sharp turn at Château Pichon Baron in Bordeaux, where managing director Christian Seeley shared his pricing philosophy in a single sentence: "I charge the highest price my regular customers will enthusiastically buy." Claire calls it a perfect summary of everything pricing strategy is built on. The episode closes with a fast and sharp True or False round on the psychology of pricing — and Claire goes undefeated. Her book The Price of Influence: How to Move Anyone to a Yes drops in September, 2026. @thebestwinepod Discover More from The Best 5 Minute Podcast Network: Wine Podcast Music Podcast Travel Podcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.