Re:A French wine trade war
by dep_b on Sunday August 27, 2017 @08:53PM
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What can be called wine and what not differs between countries. The cheapest wine is often a mix of material from a grape plant half fermented to be mixed with water, alcohol and sulfite to create and bottle the "wine" in the country of destination. I imagine that kind of thrash is not allowed to be sold inside France.
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In theory the UK is still part of Europe as is France, so we should get the same kind of wine as consumers.
No we bloody don't.
The stuff I've drunk in France and Italy seems better to me (anecdote) than we get here.
I'm not an expert but I know a hangover when I experience one and I don't get one when I drink certain wines (within reason)
> In theory the UK is still part of Europe as is France, so we should get the same kind of wine as consumers.
No, France is still allowed to be even more picky than EU regulations require. Same goes for what can be called "baguette" in- and outside France: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baguette
Re:A French wine trade war
by 9935c101ab17a66 on Monday August 28, 2017 @01:37AM
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Why do you think you should get the same kind of wine locally as consumers in the UK? There are so many factors here that could affect the quality and selection.