"Miles" wrote in message
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Munged wrote:

. I greatly prefer the big california reds over their French counterparts.


is not that the nub of the "problem" : they are not counterparts, they are
simply different.

Traditional wines grew into what they are to complement local foods.

Wines from new countries serve a different and wider market.

It's like trying to compare American football and rugby - certain surface
similarities but fundamentally different beasts.

pk