Now in a former life I was in the wine trade.

You will find that the UK is actually one of the main centres for
wine trading. Try going to Bordeaux and ask for a bottle of Burgundy
or a wine from the Rhone - if they manage to conjure one up it will
have been imported (on paper) via the UK.

A number of Napa Valley wineries are now owned or part owned by
people like Moet and some of the other houses.

Zinfandel although the main stay (Rupestrus Rix stock unlike Vitus
Vinifera European stock) can be pretty awful. There are though some
very nice Zinfandels especially the Roses'.

Now Russell, I can remember when the only wine imported from the
Antipodes was Kanga Rouge/Wallaby White from Australia and Cooks NZ
White from the Tekuwhata Wine Company closely followed by Montana. (I
realise I may have misspelt Tekuwhata).

Colin
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cdb, bodgy1@optusnet.com.au on 03/01/2003

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shows.

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