Years ago I had occasion to visit France, specifically Lyon and Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During that time I cannot remember, nor can my wife, ever having<\/p>\n\n\n\n
a glass, carafe, or bottle of wine that was less than excellent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I had to come back to America to taste a bad French wine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I joked at the time, “sure, the French have a bad season,- weather,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
what have you, so what, bottle it and ship it to America, they’ll<\/p>\n\n\n\n
drink anything”, and I’m being polite by not using the word “shit”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What you encounter in France, and I’m sure it holds for most<\/p>\n\n\n\n
of Europe, is pride in the product, whatever it may be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not so much in this country, if there is any pride in exchange<\/p>\n\n\n\n
among Americans it’s pride in the bottom line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Islander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PS. What inspired the above was my consumption of a truly <\/p>\n\n\n\n
rotten American beer. Ugh!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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