Taking Wine to Europe

[joeyz6]

Also, regarding what you bring: I had this very experience last night, as you might have read in the post I wrote about it. Just remember that if your Italian friends are as ethnocentric about their wine as my French friends are (not a criticism, that's just how it is in Europe, I think), they are going to remember THIS BOTTLE as what American wine is like. So a very good Zin could work, but you might also think about bringing a really good Cali Cab (go pluck something from Winoweenie's cellar on your way [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img] ) or something else unique like a Finger Lakes Riesling, a Cali Petite Sirah or Virginia Viognier. Just a few thoughts ...