My Right Wing Agenda

Well... since the times are hard and the belt is a tightening I have been looking for bargains on the supermarket shelf.... so naturally I have been straying a little further from the old world stuff I'm used to.. and glancing at the new world stuff.. and I have to say that there seems to be more discounts on the new world stuff (than old)... I have now dared for the first time in a long time started looking at the new world stuff.. and have picked up a few bottles... I have to say the difference is enormous; the best way to describe it is that the new world wines have a nasty taste of liquorice to them. And it spans across regions America and Australia, it also appears across grape varieties, I've had Australian Merlots' and American Cab Savs and they have this same distinctive taste.... I guess its back to the French and Italian stuff...