Twelve French wine producers were recently found guilty of selling “million of gallons of fake Pinot Noir” to American wine distributors. The scam ran undetected for years, and was discovered not by discerning wine consumers but by French customs officials. One of the winemaker’s lawyers told the BBC: “Not a single American consumer complained.” [%comments]
The Good Pinot Noir, or Merely the Mock?
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@Susan – I agree with you.
But, you should really try ‘so called’ Welches wine. Welches uses pure grapes that are squeezed and stored (with skins/stems) like you would see at most any vineyard. Also, they grow all their own grapes and do not add any sugar, additives or flavoring (just some small amount of Vitamin C as a preservative, which most vineyards also do). So, there is actually a very broad and experienced community of Oenophiles who brew wine using Welches juices to create Concorde wines as a side hobby. Especially If it’s aged in good barrels, I would highly recommend trying it. Btw., did I mention the wine will have magnitudes less sulphites than commercial wines. And, no, none of that Everclear stuff
Fact of the matter is even the wine snobs had no clue. Heck even the importers and the experts had no clue. Drink what you like – not because some critic/magazine/newspaper/waiter recommends it. Paying more than $40 for a bottle is for fools. Its for people who like brands the kind who spend $100 on a T-Shirt because it has some logo on it.
Thanks for your nice share.Lacoste polo
Who would bother to complain about Varietal Correctness in a $8 bottle of imported wine? The French are so used to selling plonk in the US, that they don’t know how else to act anymore.