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"DaleW" > wrote in news:1113250293.037568.20280
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> Dick,
> Mark certainly never denied there's an ocean of plonk from France. But
> I'd agree with him that I find it easier to find French or Italian
> wines on the low-end that I like that CA. To me $20 is the magic mark
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> As noted, there's a lot of plonk out there. Offhand, I can't think of
> any region in the world that isn't 50% plonk in the under-$20 range.
> But learning producers you like is the key.
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This is the key. If I try to buy cheaper Australian or California wines, I
invariably dislike them (withthe excpetion of Bonny Doon), but I know which
wines and priducers, negociants and importers, I like from France and Italy
and am rarely disappointed. If my New World experience and tastes were up
to the standards of others here, I would probably find my mileage to be
different.