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Re: Wine Names Are Bullshit

buzz — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:50:41 -0000

I find this controversy amusing, since it's not new. It's been well known in the industry and talked about for YEARS. A few well placed journos have managed to break the story open, and it's about time.

Many many many wines are just bulk juice bought on the open market, cellared and repackaged. Some "local" wines could actually be Bulgarian.

Re: Wine Names Are Bullshit

Davin Greenwell — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:23:55 -0000

If you think the names are bullshit, check out the "Cellared in Canada" wines that are being passed off as "Canadian Wines." (They're not.) More info here:

http://cdub.ca/2009/09/29/c...

Re: Wine Names Are Bullshit

Belinda — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:44:24 -0000

I bought a bottle of Grenache because the name was Bitch and the label made me laugh, the wine was meh but it made for a fun story. The cashier at the liquor store told me that one store put the bottles of Evil right beside the bottles of Bitch. It was a great marketing ploy until someone took offense.

I personally thought it was clever.