On 2013-08-14, Doug Anderson > wrote:
> Jim > writes:
>
>
> I love SB too. I don't go to US wines for that even though I live
> here and am American. Too many from CA try to imitate CA Chardonnay
> (which even if I didn't like is not a suitable goal for a SB).

I still don't understand why the American producers can't beat the
imported wines considering we have some very very good soil
in the states. I guess it comes down to cost of labor being too
high.

Agreed on how Cali SBs tend to taste like poor chards. Which is
ironic because I'm of the philosophy that an average SB *blows*
away an average chard (depending on pairings etc.).

It's a shame really. Our bourbons are extremely complex, our big
reds have become quite excellent; but, we can't put together some
simple whites. Oh well.