The American Palette

I found this short article on the NYTimes:

The Case of the Fraudulent Pinot Noir

In the case of the fraudulent pinot noir, a group of French wine brokers were convicted of selling to E. & J. Gallo 3.57 million gallons of red wine from the Languedoc that it falsely called pinot noir but in fact was made from a much less expensive grape, Decanter.com reported.  Gallo then sold the wine as pinot noir under its Red Bicyclette brand.
According to a news report, the brokers more than doubled their profit by calling the wine pinot noir. Those convicted received fines, suspended prison sentences or both.
The scandal was uncovered when French officials noticed that far more pinot noir was sold from the Languedoc than the region produced.
“Not a single American consumer complained,’’ one of the defense lawyers said.

- The Pour

It's the last line that I love.

I have been trying many different Israeli wines, so I thought I would share this story that I read.