On Apr 8, 5:20 pm, "pavane" > wrote:
> "Dee Dee" > wrote in message
>
> oups.com...
>
> > On Apr 8, 8:32 am, "
> > > wrote:
> > I also took a
> >> look at the wine list, can you explain why Californian wine is so
> >> expensive in the USA?
>
> >> Judith
>
> > Hello, Judith, I lived in California for nigh-on 30 years and I never
> > figured it out. Other than people thinking the wines are worth it, I
> > just don't know.
>
> > I wonder what other reason there is, myself.
>
> In the hopes that you haven't seen this yet, here is a
> link to the article "My $100 Bottle of Wine." It should
> answer many of these questions.http://www.coffaro.com/BrendansTruth.html
>
> pavane

Hi Bi!, MIles, Dee Dee and Pavane, we have very high taxation in
England on wines and spirits (and tobacco). For example I would pay 6
euros for an ordinary bottle of wine in France and in England for the
same thing I would pay around £12-15. For oridnary plonk in France, I
would pay 2-3 euros a bottle and this would retail in England for
£8-9.

Of course we are not a wine growing country and so we have to pay to
import it. On the many times I have visited the USA and bought
Californian wine, I have ben astonished that it is the same price or
even a little more than in England!!!! It doesn't make sense.

Judith