The Rise and Fall of Cabernet

[wineguruchgo]

I'm surprised about the 16+% on the bottle. I thought that once you hit 15% you were taxed in the Porto level.

I also think that is why the Europeans drink considerably more than we do. Given the % of alcohol in the bottle (11%vs15%) they aren't getting as hammered as we are.

Wineglut I would also like to welcome you to the board. We love opinions such as yours. I'm curious, % of alcohol taken out of the equation, do you think the wines of today are better than the wines of the late 60's/early 70's? Being that I didn't start drinking wine until the mid 80's and then it was the Germanic Varietals out of NYS, I really can't do a comparison.

Just curious.