Shellgame

[hotwine]

I don't know about you folks, but I'm encountering more business practices every day among some people in the wine trade that appear sleazy. Dishonest. Deceptive. I'm talking about using words like "estate bottled" on a wine label for juice that was purchased from another producer. Or "vinified by" as a euphemism for a wine that was produced from purchased grapes. Or giving a wine a varietal name when a full 25% is swill from some underdeveloped country. Or some salesman hawking "limited releases" that are really plonk with fancy labels. We need a scorecard!