Why is there no such thing as a good, low-priced California wine?
[Les vins californiens coûtent trop cher] http://slate.msn.com/id/2088890/ Sour Grapes: Why is there no such thing as a good, low-priced California wine? By Mike Steinberger Posted Friday, September 26, 2003, at 8:17 AM PT Broadly speaking, there are two kinds of people in the world today: those running for governor of California, and those shaking their heads in disbelief at California. I’m one of the latter, but not for the reason you might think. Forget Arnold and Arianna, the real farce is what’s become of California wines. How does a place so conducive to cultivating wine grapes produce so much cheap swill and overpriced mediocrity? Why is the good stuffwhat there is of itso egregiously expensive? And why has California given rise to such an obnoxious wine culture? If Californians want to recall something, they might start with all those insipid chardonnays. While Californians are busy revolting against themselves, lots of wine drinkers are revolting against California; this backl
