Vive la France, cont.

Michael Pollak mpollak at panix.com
Tue Feb 18 04:00:17 PST 2003


On Tue, 18 Feb 2003, Jordan Hayes wrote:


> You'd be lucky to find one for $150 at auction.

You'd be being way gypped. We had it the other night for $120 at a *restaurant.*


> I agree with Michael: great wine CAN be made in California. It rarely
> is, though. At each of the price-points {$10, $15, $20, $25, $30 and
> $30+} dollar-for-dollar you'll find a better experience in France than
> California.

I'll agree with that. Patriotism stops at the palate.

I also have to fess up: I don't drink anymore. I only smelled the '94 Insignia. But it was one of the best wine experiences of my life.

Michael



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