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May 01, 2005

Not Just 'Don't Drink the Water' Anymore

Today's Travel Section in Pravda offers an article on the coming of age of Mexico's viniculture. And a truly horrific explanation for why Mexican wines were so abysmal.
Forgive me. I had to share:

In the land of tequila and cerveza, wine has traditionally been a hard sell. Annual wine consumption in Mexico is less than that of the city of San Diego, just across the border. One reason for this was that Mexican wine was notoriously bad: it was often aged in used whiskey barrels, which had an understandably adverse affect on the wine's flavor, and, thanks to onerous trade restrictions, it was often made in a creative vacuum without any comparison to European or American vintages.

Posted by tree hugging sister at May 1, 2005 04:46 PM

Comments

Ajuda me!

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at May 2, 2005 10:53 AM

I was thinking more along the lines of a hearty 'piTU'!!

Posted by: tree hugging sister at May 2, 2005 02:26 PM

Had Mexican wine only once, back in college.

The word "greasy" came to mind, because of the way the inside of my mouth felt after a swig.

Ugh.

Posted by: leelu at May 2, 2005 02:31 PM

Time to listen to Fountains of Wayne. I've been telling you to buy this album, sis.

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at May 2, 2005 02:53 PM

I'm impressed leelu (and welcome! by the way); I'm not an amateur drinker by any standard and I've never even seen the stuff.

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at May 2, 2005 02:55 PM

Actually, Bingley has no standards at all, leelu (dallas multipass ?), but I heartily endorse his admiration of your Mexican swilling adventures AND his wilkommen !!

Posted by: tree hugging sister at May 2, 2005 04:17 PM

I do to have standards; I just occasionally misplace them.

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at May 2, 2005 04:18 PM

You don't misplace them, Mr. Bingley; you put them into cold storage when they are inconvenient.

Posted by: The Real JeffS at May 4, 2005 02:20 AM

Which they awfully are at times, JeffS.

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at May 4, 2005 08:47 AM