Originally Posted by
CZAMFlyer
While I applaud your choices and tastebuds, none of us can criticize each others' taste preferences. I happen to very much enjoy the first two wines you listed above, but have found some '94-pointers' not to my liking. Just because you and I enjoy a B.Owl Meritage, doesn't mean the person in the next row will. I have a family friend - who is a billionaire and thus has the resources and access to the world's finest vintages - but is perfectly content with a low-end, drink-within-six-weeks Jackson Triggs in his glass. To me, that's a cooking wine.
But said friend then wouldn't label all Canadian wine as "terrible". There is a lot of terrible Canadian wine, like there is in every country, but as you and I have identified there's lots of good stuff too. I agree though that wine is entirely in the eye of the beholder, and I actually really dislike wine snobs. If you like it, drink it. Full credit to your wealthy friend who enjoys the JT wines. I personally wouldn't make my gravy with it, but hey, to each his own.
I give my father fabulous and expensive reds occasionally because he loves red wine. I'm pretty sure he'd take his box of Copper Moon over anything I give him any day. We're all different.
I still think AC should just be honest and admit that any wine worth buying from Canada simply costs too much. With people like me aboard their aircraft asking for more wine every 8 minutes I'm pretty sure we'd kill their slim margins.