High-Octane Wine Fashion Craze Provokes Dumping, Rebellion (Bloomberg.com) July 12

July 12, 2007 Vino

High-Octane Wine Fashion Craze Provokes Dumping, Rebellion (Bloomberg.com)
July 12 (Bloomberg) — The other night I dumped a $75 Sonoma merlot down the drain. Why? The wine had a hot aftertaste that reminded me of the flamethrower finish of bad grappa. OK, maybe I shouldn’t have been surprised. The fine print on the label said it contained a whopping 15 percent alcohol.

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