I don’t know how I missed this story, but some 23-year-old girl in France was in a supermarket last month and tried to change the bar code on two bottles of Petrus, switching the price of about €2,300 per bottle with €2.50 labels. Apparently label switching is common in France, especially during “foires aux vins” … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2011
you deserve a grape today, america!
America’s getting its grape due today basically just because it rules. We’re free, and though this country may have its flaws it’s my favorite place ever. Wine-wise it might be decades behind the Old World, but man has it done a lot in its short vine-growing time. Napa Cabs, Oregon Pinots (Noir & Gris), Washington … Continue reading
