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Default TN: Great Wall (Chinese wine)

> You're probably correct but believe or not in China there are even worse
> wines for a higher price. I drank one that I only remember what the
> label looked like a picture of a dolphin on the label that smelled like
> and tasted like lighter fluid and was $35 USD. I think they meant it to
> be a molotov cocktail but got mixed up at the store!


I laughed out loud when I read this; mainly because it's true. In 3
years of pursuit of some remotely drinkable Chinese grape wine and
wading through wretched imports, I have just about given up. If price
is NO PROBLEM to you and you are willing to pay 3 or 4 times the
normal price for wine that's considered "nothing special but
drinkable", China is a wonderland. For the rest of us living in stark
reality and concerned about quality moreso than quantity, tea is a
better option. But tea has its problems too.