What the !@#$%^&*!? has happened to California Chardonnay? (A rant)

[Jason]

Yes, the Chard situation is pretty bad. No, no one in the industry drinks the stuff, but it does pay their mortgage month after month. The public has spoken and it says the status quo is pretty darn good.
As long as this is the case, the rest of us can keep drinking great little (obscure) whites for short money. Long live Vouvray.