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Re:Medieval Price List by gosubpl on Sunday December 01, 2019 @05:38PM (#21678286) 

  Wine:
    Best Gascon in London         4d/gallon   1331        [2]     194
    Best Rhenish in London        8d/gallon     "          "       "
This is reversed now, German Riesling much cheaper than Bordeaux.
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Re:Medieval Price List by UncleSlacky on Monday December 02, 2019 @07:46AM (#21681887)
At the time, Bordeaux was an English possession (Angevin Empire) so the lack of any complications like import duties would account for the price difference:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angevin_Empire

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