ATF Follies

[danberger]

The use of the term "selected" indicates that the seller bought the juice. I have no problem with that since the buyer, if he/she has a brain, can figure it out. But other terms are a lot more vague, and inferences don't help. My problem is that ATF seemingly has no clue about how wine is made and allows terms to be used willy-nilly and that includes the term "Reserve," which for all intents and purposes means that BV Private Reserve and all other similarly designated wines will not be permitted to be sold on the European continent until ATF defines the term. (The EU requires that all "quality" terms be defined by the country of origin.) AOC and DOC laws solve problems for France and Italy. ATF has left the U.S. wine industry in the lurch on this one.
Moreover, the "other than standard" wine issue is a lot worse than you may think...

Dan Berger