[ghayes]

> The only reason it sells well is because of market dominance

That's a tautology.

You can have your opinion, and down-vote me all you like, but it's really disrespectful to call an entire country provincial because you disagree with a particular taste palette.

[eliasmacpherson]

Did he edit the comment or something? I see nothing that calls an entire country provincial. Calling something terrible is fine by me. Life would be terribly boring if you had to preface everything with "In my opinion". I am deeply sorry if I offended anyone who does preface everything like that, by calling their lives terribly boring.

[saalweachter]

I don't actually know my chocolate preference, but as someone who enjoys well done steaks and sweet wines, let me tell you: people are not very tolerant of alternative palettes.

[unclebucknasty]

Yeah, especially with certain foods, it becomes a matter of quality vs. preference. As in, "this wine cannot possibly be of high quality because it is too sweet". So, you're an ignorant peasant for preferring it.

So, white wines in general are inferior to reds. I always chuckle when I come across red descriptions that read "hints of leather and chocolate" or similar. I never taste what's described. Either my palate is severely underdeveloped (as with any good peasant) or there's a lot of Emperor's New Clothes going on.

Over the last few years, however, the elite seem to be relenting at least somewhat. Reislings have begun to cross over at least to the extent that you won't lose your trust fund for sneaking down a glass now and then.