Wine An Even Better Value Than Previously Believed
Good news for those of us with big livers: "A study of the alcohol content of 129,000 wines from vineyards across Europe and the new world over a 16-year period has suggested that many vintners have been 'systematically' understating their wines' strength on labels."
Also, there is this: "'Some winemakers … have admitted they deliberately chose to understate the alcohol content on a wine label, within the range of error permitted by the law, because they believed that it would be advantageous for marketing the wine to do so,' said the report, written by a team led by Julian Alston at the University of California."
WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE TO WHOM THEY ARE MARKETING? I mean, I check the alcohol content on the label too, but because I want to know how much bang I'm going to get for my buck. I will never understand this world.
If it's structure and balance I need, I'll play Jenga. Give me the 17+% zins.
"intellectually opposed to high alcohol levels" is the most confounding thing I've read all year. In my listicle of wines, a $9 Malbec is #1.
In Texas, beer and wine can be bought in most normal city grocery stores, but only a liquor store can sell wine (or beer) with more than a 15.5% alcohol content. And that means not after 9pm, not on Sunday, and not on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Kill me. So yeah, you would lie about the % to get your wine out of the liquor store.
@BoHan Also, moving to California was a revelation. Buying vodka in the grocery store is just one more reason that State remains awesome.
Cali liquor laws ruined me for everywhere else. In the world.
You can buy liquor in grocery stores in Michigan and Indiana.
'WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE TO WHOM THEY ARE MARKETING?' Women. Like alcohol content like calorie labels. They just want plausible deniability.
@oldtaku Damn, I didn't know I had to worry about my wine's alcohol content?! It's hard out here for a girl.
@Pound of Salt Relax, it's only 12%, have another glass!
Now apply this to beer and voila, beer gut explained.
@oldtaku Dude, what ladies are you hanging with? Most of the ones I know only care about the calorie count. We'd drink rubbing alcohol if it wouldn't kill us, though. Wait, what ladies am I hanging out with? Yikes.