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Wine: Best Gascon in London 4d/gallon 1331 [2] 194 Best Rhenish in London 8d/gallon " " " This is revers

Wine: Best Gascon in London 4d/gallon 1331 [2] 194 Best Rhenish in London 8d/gallon " " " This is reversed now, German Riesling much cheaper than Bordeaux.

UncleSlacky 7y ago
At the time, Bordeaux was an English possession (Angevin Empire) so the lack of any complications like import duties would account for the price difference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angevin_Empire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angevin_Empire