The Rise and Fall of Cabernet

[Thomas]

sedhed, table wine is taxed relatively low (to the extent that any tax can ever be considered low). It's when you get to fortified, sparkling and such that the govt. does its add-on. Oh, and thanks to global warming, we have had one of the coldest and snowiest winters on record.

Tastevin, don't know what point you might labor (labour, in deference); I neither defend nor argue for the US govt. position on the 1.5% leeway--I merely state the fact and the reasoning the govt. offers. If I were king there would be no tax on wine--there might not even be regulations. But wait: I might want to place restrictions on the level of alcohol in a finished wine...



[This message has been edited by foodie (edited 03-02-2004).]