[Bigg Red]

....blind taste test between French and Californian wines have handed the laurels to California for a second time. The French wine industry gnashes its teeth.

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I love it!

[p. henry]

The tasting involved aged cabernet based wines of high quality. It doesn't get much better up north than Ridge Montebello. I was tasting Cab Francs in Chinon in the Loire valley a few years ago, and the Frenchman pouring the wine said his favorite wine in the world was Ridge Montebello. Also, classified Bordeaux are among the most overrated and overpriced of wines.

On the other hand, I think the Americans would have had a harder time prevailing if the tasting had involved wines of the type made in Burgundy and the Rhone.