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Related: About this forumOnly the Worst Winemakers Are Worried About Arsenic Lawsuit
Wine consumption has increased by a staggering amount in recent years thanks to pop culture making it the hip drink for a younger generation. The bottom feeders in the wine industry, however, have taken advantage of this as they cut corners to raise their profits.
Mike Papantonio discusses the huge dangers inside cheap wines with attorney Mike Burg.
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Only the Worst Winemakers Are Worried About Arsenic Lawsuit (Original Post)
GoLeft TV
Apr 2015
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(3,688 posts)1. Oh; you mean the "Honor System" didn't work?
valerief
(53,235 posts)3. Heaven forbid there s/b REGULATIONS.
valerief
(53,235 posts)2. Dangerous wine list
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2015/03/dangerous-arsenic-levels-found-in-california-wine-lawsuit-claims-112484.html
Those labels and the types of wine cited in the complaint:
- Acronym (GR8RW Red Blend).
- Almaden (Heritage White Zinfandel, Heritage Moscato, Heritage Chardonnay, Mountain Burgundy, Mountain Rhine, Mountain Chablis).
- Arrow Creek (Coastal Series Cabernet Sauvignon).
- Bandit (Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon).
- Bay Bridge (Chardonnay).
- Beringer (White Merlot, White Zinfandel, Red Moscato, Refreshingly Sweet Moscato).
- Charles Shaw (White Zinfandel).
- Colores Del Sol (Malbec).
- Glen Ellen by Concannon (Glen Ellen Reserve Pinot Grigio, Glen Ellen Reserve Merlot).
- Concannon (Selected Vineyards Pinot Noir).
- Cook's (Spumante).
- Corbett Canyon (Pinot Grigio, Cabernet Sauvignon).
- Cupcake (Malbec).
- Fetzer (Moscato, Pinot Grigio).
- Fisheye (Pinot Grigio).
- Flipflop (Pinot Grigio, Moscato, Cabernet Sauvignon).
- Foxhorn (White Zinfandel).
- Franzia (Vintner Select White Grenache, Vintner Select White Zinfandel, Vintner Select White Merlot, Vintner Select Burgundy).
- Hawkstone (Cabernet Sauvignon).
- HRM Rex Goliath (Moscato).
- Korbel (Sweet Rose Sparkling Wine, Extra Dry Sparkling Wine).
- Menage A Trois (Pinot Grigo, Moscato, White Blend, Chardonnay, Rose, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Red Wine).
- Mogen David (Concord, Blackberry Wine).
- Oak Leaf (White Zinfandel).
- Pomelo (Sauvignon Blanc).
- R Collection By Raymond (Chardonnay).
- Richards Wild Irish Rose (Red Wine).
- Seaglass (Sauvignon Blanc).
- Simply Naked (Moscato).
- Smoking Loon (Viognier).
- Sutter Home (Sauvignon Blanc, Gerwurztraminer, Pink Moscato, Pinot Grigio, Moscato, Chenin Blanc, Sweet Red, Riesling, White Merlot, Merlot, White Zinfandel).
Those labels and the types of wine cited in the complaint:
- Acronym (GR8RW Red Blend).
- Almaden (Heritage White Zinfandel, Heritage Moscato, Heritage Chardonnay, Mountain Burgundy, Mountain Rhine, Mountain Chablis).
- Arrow Creek (Coastal Series Cabernet Sauvignon).
- Bandit (Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon).
- Bay Bridge (Chardonnay).
- Beringer (White Merlot, White Zinfandel, Red Moscato, Refreshingly Sweet Moscato).
- Charles Shaw (White Zinfandel).
- Colores Del Sol (Malbec).
- Glen Ellen by Concannon (Glen Ellen Reserve Pinot Grigio, Glen Ellen Reserve Merlot).
- Concannon (Selected Vineyards Pinot Noir).
- Cook's (Spumante).
- Corbett Canyon (Pinot Grigio, Cabernet Sauvignon).
- Cupcake (Malbec).
- Fetzer (Moscato, Pinot Grigio).
- Fisheye (Pinot Grigio).
- Flipflop (Pinot Grigio, Moscato, Cabernet Sauvignon).
- Foxhorn (White Zinfandel).
- Franzia (Vintner Select White Grenache, Vintner Select White Zinfandel, Vintner Select White Merlot, Vintner Select Burgundy).
- Hawkstone (Cabernet Sauvignon).
- HRM Rex Goliath (Moscato).
- Korbel (Sweet Rose Sparkling Wine, Extra Dry Sparkling Wine).
- Menage A Trois (Pinot Grigo, Moscato, White Blend, Chardonnay, Rose, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Red Wine).
- Mogen David (Concord, Blackberry Wine).
- Oak Leaf (White Zinfandel).
- Pomelo (Sauvignon Blanc).
- R Collection By Raymond (Chardonnay).
- Richards Wild Irish Rose (Red Wine).
- Seaglass (Sauvignon Blanc).
- Simply Naked (Moscato).
- Smoking Loon (Viognier).
- Sutter Home (Sauvignon Blanc, Gerwurztraminer, Pink Moscato, Pinot Grigio, Moscato, Chenin Blanc, Sweet Red, Riesling, White Merlot, Merlot, White Zinfandel).