Well, unrelated data point.
Local wine shop ran out of my favorite South African Chenin Blanc. I asked the manager if he was getting it back, he told me they were dropping it; but since I was buying it, he brought it back (I have a really good relationship with them; he’ll text me when stuff I want comes in). But it’s the new vintage; so price went up. Just because of tariffs (and associated markups).
And I can say, having tasted 10s of thousands of wines, there is no US wine that is close to the same, at least not without costing 3-10x the price; so American is simply not an option. Tariff does nothing other than punish the consumer.
(for the record, it’s Man Vintners Chenin Blanc; highly recommended if you want a crisp refreshing summer-time white at a reasonable price)
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