Bloomberg La Tache Blooper and a Sad Article on Sparklers/ a rant

Looks like some lucky (or desperate) consumer from Beijiing just cooked a lot of pasta at CDG's over-priced wine department. A 1991 Cote de Rhone La Tache? At least I hope that's just some sloppy journalism instead of an over zealous salesperson looking to put something over on some poor shnook looking for a fancy label. I actually remember being shocked to see that La Tache at the airport store a few years back. I snapped a photo of it, mostly because it was so grossly overpriced and wanted to document. The Aeroporte person threatened to confiscate my camera. I haven't flown Air France since. (Though that was before KLM took them over and the last time I flew a Delta/AF share, the AF staff (not to be confused with this Alice Feiring, AF) were immensely more pleasant. I might give them another shot.) Where am I going with this post? Who knows. I was amused and wanted to have a giggle in order to avert my eyes from the growing stockpile of chardonnays on my bench. I am more and more convinced that all chardonnay vines should be ripped out of California and replaced with trebbiano. Aeroports de Paris Says Passenger Spends Record on French WineTarbell's Article