Chardonnay Pinot Noir

[TheEngineer]

Foodie,

I understand what you are saying and I know,...its like this really grey/gray line....sometimes I know my arguements probably could fall on either side.

I guess Ikinda want something else. Not saying that this is the answer but perhaps what I want is one level of heirarchy more.

For example with Champagne, let's call them all Sparkling wines, then the French can have their Champagne, the Italians can have theirs, etc,... California can have something else.

It's kinda like Bagles. I like Montreal Bagels and it certainly is different than New York bagels, and Chicago has their own minor differences. All are made with water, yeast, flour, in an oven but for some reason, they all come our different. I could take the ingredient and the oven and the technique from Montreal and then move them to LA and for some reason, it tasts different (everyone says its the water....... [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img] ...I guess I could bring that too!

The US has some very fine products and it is making the wine industry around the world respond. I would like to see them capture that as a Brand or some other classification too. Then we can buy Pinot Noirs from Burgundy or from California, or from Canada, or from,....etc.

This requires concessions from all sides as it is unlikely the French would allow their Champaign to come sub of the title Sparkling wine,....Then again, their most likely is an entire reality that I've don't know enough to know of it anyways, so....glad that this is electronic because my opinions wouldn't be worth the paper that they were printed on [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]

Hey, it's Christmas,...I'm still wishing for Peace on Earth.

Oh yeah...btw,...HAPPY HOLIDAYS Everyone!