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Re:Is Wine Fake? by exitb on Monday November 21, 2022 @07:02PM (#33699983)
That has also rung true to me in the Mediterranean. But it does make you wonder if the wine is actually so good, or it just tastes better on vacation.
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Re:Is Wine Fake? by umanwizard on Monday November 21, 2022 @07:24PM (#33700162)
The US also has very high taxes on wine compared to the wine-producing countries of Europe (which AFAIK subsidize it).

Similar to how a pack of cigarettes costs $15 in NYC and $6 in Raleigh, NC.

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Re:Is Wine Fake? by biztos on Monday November 21, 2022 @07:56PM (#33700427)
Interesting that it’s $6 there, when it can apparently be sold profitably for $1 elsewhere:

https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_price_rankings...

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Re:Is Wine Fake? by umanwizard on Monday November 21, 2022 @07:57PM (#33700441)
Yep, the economic cost of tobacco has no reason to be higher than any other plant.

Even in Raleigh, there are taxes on tobacco.

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Re:Is Wine Fake? by prmoustache on Monday November 21, 2022 @08:17PM (#33700583)
There are also 3.5€ spanish wines that are suprisingly really good. I am french btw.

Eventually, more often than not the temperature control and matching wine with what you eat matters more than anything.

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