Joe "Beppe"Rosenberg wrote:
> Hey UC ever been in Venice on a hot day, the stench from the canals
> certainly enhances the palate. Smog is international. I'd rather be on the
> Pacific coast from Big Sur to Mendocino sipping wine then tasting in a smoke
> inundated quaint bistro where the house wines smell & taste like yesterdays
> sweat sox, merde indeed.

True but California exports a ton of its smog problems. A steady cloud
of smog can easily be seen blowing all the way from the coast through
Barstow and into Arizona. Just one very long cloud. But you are right,
the coastal areas are mostly smog free. Just don't go inland!