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Re:California Farmers Are Struggling to Sell Grapes as Deman... by alistairSH on Monday September 28, 2026 @05:07PM (#49884354)
Not just American wine... wines from any region have always been more expensive in the US.

Quick poking around Google... Italy, France, and Germany all have mid-tier bottles of their own domestic wine for far less than we (in the US) get any wine, domestic or import.

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Re:California Farmers Are Struggling to Sell Grapes as Deman... by intrasight on Monday September 28, 2026 @09:31PM (#49886919)
I spent a month in Italy and drank many fine wines. The most expensive sold at supermarket was 15 euo. Most were like 6.
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Re:California Farmers Are Struggling to Sell Grapes as Deman... by chihuahua on Monday September 28, 2026 @10:13PM (#49887256)
Have you bought wine at Trader Joe's? It used to be famous for its "2 buck chuck" aka Charles Shaw. And many other well-regarded wines for under $10.
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Re:California Farmers Are Struggling to Sell Grapes as Deman... by alistairSH on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @07:50AM (#49891628)
I have, and their prices have gone up. Their reserve wines are $20 now. Still a good buy for bottles that are usually very drinkable. Bit similar wine in Italy would still be about half that price.
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