On Jan 11, 10:12*am, Mike Tommasi > wrote:
> On 1/11/2011 5:30 PM, Mark Lipton wrote:
>
> > Yes, Cornelissen's wines are about as controversial as any I can think
> > of. *There seems to be a lot of sentiment (as opposed to sediment) that
> > a lot of them that reach the US have been damaged in some way. *I dunno:
> > too pricey for an experiment in my book.
>
> Mark, they are damaged at birth. I know there are people ready to line
> up for these wines, which proves how effective marketing can be. The
> basic problem is that they don't know how to make wine.

I too have been disappointed with Cormelissen wines and have yet to
find one that appeals to my tastes. I'm still trying to find Sicilian
wines I really like other than the ones I really can't afford like
Vega.