Chris Hellman links to an interesting article on the uphill struggle to market wine to Americans.

Chris’s rant on Calfornia wine is spot-on:

Don’t get me wrong, I like California wine. They have the prettiest vineyards, their wineries smell heavenly and the personal flair of California winemakers is unsurpassed. It’s just the taste of the wine that’s the problem. There are a few excellent wines, for example Carneros and Russian River Pinot Noirs, Napa Champaigne sparkling wines, Central Coast Petite Syrah’s and some unique Sonoma dessert wines. However for the most part, huge buckets of solventy, oak-chipped Chardonnay, truckloads of bland and boring Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and a non stop faucet drip of other hastily made grape juice flows out of the golden state.

And thanks to Chris for pointing out TiZWine.com - a terrific New Zealand wine news site.

Posted by Chris Barrus on Mon 31 Mar 2003 | Permalink
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