Book Report

[Innkeeper]

One problem I forgot to mention is that all wine prices are given in local currency. I guess this is understandable given the structure of the book. Euros make it easy for European wines, until you run into Swiss Francs or whatever it is they use in Hungry. Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand dollars are easy to convert. Mere conversion doesn't do the trick. I became interested in a '99 Pinot Noir from a small Burgundian negotiant that sold for six Euros. Hoping to find it in the U.S. for $10 or thereabouts, the '01 (a poorer vintage) turned up at Chambers Street for $22. They don't have high markups, but someone is making money somewhere.



[This message has been edited by Innkeeper (edited 01-29-2004).]