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Wow swirlingnotions, your post was great! Thanks for sharing!
Joe

I had a seriously disappointing experience at Aqua al 2. Blueberry steak? I think I'll pass. Also I'll take my 5 courses of pasta without the American tourists, please.

"Who makes the best wine?" Exactly the question they were trying to answer in the movie.

My answer; try as many wines as you possibly can and the wines you like the most are the best wines.

If its a wine I've never tried before I always look for the importer (which must be listed on every imported bottle) because there are some importers who have taste very close mine. Some of my favorites: Neal Rosenthal, Kermit Lynch, Robert Chadderdon and Terry Theisse.

Cheers,
Joe

I agree. With his whole "Vaynernation" and "Vayniacs" it seems like he's trying to build a TV persona. The Jim Cramer of wine?

Hey Tyler,
Thanks for responding. By "travel" I mean that many of our favorite wines must travel great distances from the winery to our table. This wine "travel" has an environmental cost due to fuel use during transportation. If we purchase local or organic wines and recycle the bottles, we can try to offset some of this impact.

Although I don't doubt that bovine waste has a greater contribution to global warming - and I wouldn't get between anyone and the juicy bovine goodness that is a perfectly grilled hamburger - if we make informed purchasing decisions, whether it be wine or meat, we can ensure that bigfoot treads lightly and leaves shallow footprints.

You're right, this is a very complex topic and until New York starts making wine as good as the best of Europe I won't switch over to all local wine. I just hope to preserve some of my favorite wines by doing my part to slow global warming so that Champagne, France never becomes a red wine region.

Drink well,
Joe