Mark Lipton wrote:

> To paint it as Old vs. New World is to oversimplify in the extreme.
> It's more a case of Artisanal vs. Industrial,

Mark, I agree with much of what you wrote, but not neccessarily this-
it's just as much an oversimplication as the original statement. Is
Falesco less artisanal & more industrial than Ruffino, is Didier
Dagueneau more industrial than the Macon co-op, or the garagistes less
artisanal than Barton & Guestier?

There is crap and nectar made in almost every region - and in most
styles. While I tend to prefer more terroir driven (and usually
somewhat traditionally styled) wines, one can't dismiss all modern
wines as industrial, nor romantically class all traditional wines as
artisanal.