Doesn Callahan irrationally despise California?
Callahan? Who can say? The doghead likes California, in large part, and enjoys going there to have good times with friends. Once in a while the good times roll with the local beverages. But the doghead has a problem with bad and mediocre wines, and there are disproportionately many of those there. And they sell for high prices and get good reviews all too often. So to the uninitiated and to patriotic residents of the Self-Absorbed State, it may seem as though some of the doghead’s comments about California wines are a wee bit harsh. But that’s just the harsh relief of reality. Most of the land in California’s most famous wine-growing regions is suited for everyday jug-wine production at best, and avocado and cabbage and other production in less-lucky cases. This isn’t sad, it’s just true. Sadly, a lot of the jug wine coming out of these regions is selling for $100 a bottle. Or $30 a bottle. Or some preposterous price. And wine writers with more marketing savvy than sense praise them as
