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California farmers are struggling to sell grapes as demand for wine drops

389 points · 987 comments · randycupertino

toomuchtodo · 1790628296 · focus · HN ↗
If you’re a domestic US wine lover, now is a great time to be buying if you have the space to store it.
1. JumpCrisscross · 1790628483 · focus · HN ↗
  :D
  That said, American wine—and California wine in particular—has a bit of an IPA problem inasmuch as there is a lot of overpriced, overproduced swill being priced exceptionally high by international standards.
  1. alistairSH · 1790629629 · focus · HN ↗
    Not just American wine... wines from any region have always been more expensive in the US.
    Quick poking around Google... Italy, France, and Germany all have mid-tier bottles of their own domestic wine for far less than we (in the US) get any wine, domestic or import.
    intrasight · 1790645494 · focus · HN ↗
    I spent a month in Italy and drank many fine wines. The most expensive sold at supermarket was 15 euo. Most were like 6.

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