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> Europe has better wine California wine is world class. You can’t say Europe is definitively better when you have phenomenal bottles coming out of Napa or Pas
by reducesuffering 3y ago
> Europe has better wine
California wine is world class. You can’t say Europe is definitively better when you have phenomenal bottles coming out of Napa or Paso Robles like Austin Hope.
Then there’s https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judgment_of_Paris_(wine) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judgment_of_Paris_(wine)
- davidw 3y agoCorrect - but something I would say is that by and large you can get 'pretty good' wines for cheaper in Europe, or at least where I was in Italy.
- reducesuffering 3y agoAgree, I was reading recently that it was maybe due to all the European vineyards that have owned their land for a long time, and thus don't need to pay the investment overhead that comes with a lot of upstart California operations. Still, there are many decent ~$10 options from CA like Bogle.
- davidw 3y agoWe used to love to bring guests and friends from the US to have a look where my mother-in-law worked at the "agricultural high school" that sold wine and cheese they made. It was actually pretty good and was quite cheap https://www.ducabruzzi.edu.it/pagine/azienda https://www.ducabruzzi.edu.it/pagine/azienda
- scns 3y agoThis. My favourite red is from California. I'm european.