I was being facetious.

That said years ago I remember a thread that Mondavi claimed they were not
doing anything different but people complained that the terroir was not
noticable in they many single vineyard and reserve bottlings.

I do wonder if the this is what was going on.

Also, I like California wines a lot. Its what I drink while waiting for my
Bordeaux and Burgs to be ready. :-)

There is a place for California Wine....

"miles" > wrote in message
...
> Richard Neidich wrote:
>> Now I know why french wines are better than California.
>>
>> See article:
>>
>> http://wine.appellationamerica.com/w...n-in-Wine.html
>
> It's unknown how widespread this practice is nor if anything like this is
> done in France or elsewhere.
>
> But I do know that French wines are not necessarily 'better' than
> California wines. Matter of personal taste. However, California wines
> continue to win out over their French counterparts.
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5013910.stm
>
> I generally prefer California reds because they tend to be more fruit
> forward which I enjoy. But there are excellent wines from all over the
> world.