This just in.... - Part 2

Further proof of how far we haven't come:

"The poll, commissioned by the Australian wine producer McWilliams, revealed huge insecurities about wine. Two thirds of people said they would not send back wine they were unhappy with in a bar or restaurant for fear of looking stupid.

Only half the 1,000 respondents understood the term "oaked" - with some believing it meant acorns were used as an ingredient rather than it being the description of wine fermented or aged in oak barrels.

Almost two thirds did not understand the term "full bodied" - a wine with a strong, satisfying quality and taste. Some suggested that larger grapes were used to make it.

About 70 per cent did not know what "appellation" meant, with a fifth believing that apples were used in the production process rather than it being a guarantee of quality and geographical origin."

And this poll was conducted in Britain where, historically, wine has played a greater role in the day to day life of the average citizen.

I can only imagine what the average American thinks about the matter.

Note to self: George Washington was the first president of the U.S. and appellation has nothing to do with apples.