On 2/21/04 11:15 AM, in article lsLZb.8420$4K3.3225@fed1read06, "Thomas
Curmudgeon" > wrote:

> Mark Lipton wrote:
>
>> Interesting read, Bill. I find Gallo's attitude very disturbing.
>> While it's true that most US consumers cannnot reliably identify cork
>> taint, is it any better for them to think that you're making musty, dull
>> wine? In the end, it's an issue of quality control -- and Gallo's
>> attitude smacks of the arrogance and condescension that I've come to
>> expect from that organization.
>
> That can't be their only statement on the matter, so it smacks of bias
> by WS. It certainly sounds arrogant and foolish in context, certainly if
> that was their overall view on the issue.

Actually Gallo tends to be rather picky about quality control of the process
of making wine. WS does not like them, I am sure, because they do not make
high end wines.