Socialism run amok!

[Thomas]

Thraz,

I generally agree with you--consumers ought to know what is in the bottle.

In the U.S. listing the blend is not mandatory, and when you buy an American wine that says only Cabernet Sauvignon on the label, the wine could be 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and anything the producer wants the remaining 25% to be in the blend, and since there are no rules governing what can be grown in an American Viticultural Area, the possibilites are myriad.

You really have more information when you know that in Bordeaux only certain particular varieties can be grown and put into in the blend and that, generally, Cabernet Sauvignon will dominate the left bank and Merlot will dominate the right bank. Loosen that and we will know as little about Bordeaux as we now know about a wine labeled Cabernet Sauvignon.

I think we should tigthen American rules.