Put simply, a wine region's good reputation can lead to the idealization of its wines, as in the case of Burgundy in France, which I sometimes refer to as Holy Burgundy. The current image of this region ignores the many poor-quality wines produced there that sell for high prices, and skates over issues like the practice of the illegally incorrect declaration of the alcoholic content on the label, which extends to some of the most famous producers.
Any Burgundy-philes have a clue as to what he's talking about? My impression was that French wine authorities are pretty casual as to their alcohol level labeling regulations. I wasn't aware of something like this going on there. Is some kind of coverup going on within the Burgundy industry?? Curious minds & all that.
Tom