Didn't know where to post this

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Tastevin,

My post was only meant to show how two entirely unrelated matters can be conjoined by the bureaucrats and politicians we allow to dictate the direction of our lives. I spoke with a former BATF (now the TTB) functionary a few years ago and asked how his bureau could allow US winemakers to label their wines as something they're truly not (i.e., Chablis, etc.). He said that decision was made way above his pay grade and it was tied to many other things going on. However, he said the official reason was that US winemakers had been making wines "in the style of" for over a hundred years and the names they used had become a traditional way of naming their wines. I mentioned to him that I didn't believe wines like Almaden's Mountain Chablis had been around for that long, but he came back with a reply that was essentially "I was only following orders."