I discovered Gallo's "Twin Valley" line a few months ago. I don't know
whether it's a new line or something I'd simply overlooked because it's in
the cheap domestic aisle. At any rate, it's drinkable and at $4 per bottle,
a very good deal.

Don't recall if that was one we tasted, but it might have been.
Because I rarely if ever buy wine (I make my own), I didn't think to
save the various brand names.

"If you wrestle with pigs you get dirty......and the pigs like it".
Personally, I don't mind getting dirty and, as has been demonstrated, the
pigs don't like it one goddamned bit.

Well, I think that proves that Wisconsin pigs are lacking in
testosterone. Pennsylvania pigs like nothing better than to get down
and dirty with a Penn State animal husbandry major. Coed.

Didn't know that you are a vintner. What a marvelous array of talents is
ROFF!

Hey, I won three gold medals this year at our annual blind tasting!

Chardonnay, Blueberry, and Sherry.

Even The Pirate approved of my Zinfandel, when I brought it to the
Penns Clave two years ago. I quote him verbatim:

"Well, it doesn't smell like wet dog!"

My heart lept with joy.

It is so nice to be appreciated.

Some time soon, I'm going to try the
Kendall Jackson and the Camelot side by side.

Let us know what you conclude.

All of which bumps up against the principle of truth in advertising.

Wolfgang, where in the world did you get the notion that there is any
such thing as as a principle of truth in advertising?

I suppose that most such practices stop short (to various degrees) of being
outright illegal,

Ad agencies retain lawyers to enable them (not always successfully) to
get as close as possible to the line, without getting a "cease and
desist" order from the FTC. Obviously, if they were trying to tell
the exact truth, those lawyers would not be needed.

I still have a copy of Orvis's 1993 Spring Fishing and Outdoor catalog ....
in very small type, are the words, "All
Orvis flies are tied in the United States or are imported".

I remember that. But mail-order catalogs are probably the least-false
(I refuse to say "truest") ads, because it's so easy to find out when
goods do not live up to the description.

The worst ads are national (tv and mag) ads for what are called
"homogeneous packaged goods." They are all esentially, if not
exactly, the same, so the agency copywriters are severely taxed to say
something that will get us to prefer their brand, without crossing
that line.

vince