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The Overblown Alcohol Issue

September 2007
 
by Randle Johnson
 
During a recent seminar on high elevation winegrowing, a marketing panel sparked a lively, interactive discussion on a topic that seems to be front and center in the wine world: high alcohol wines. Why is this such an issue? Is it because of health factors? Does it come under the heading of eating and drinking lighter? Is it just about taste? Or is it just plain uncool to enjoy drinking big, robust wines?
 

 
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