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Entry: The Rothschilds, Opus One, and Opus Dei Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/the_rothschilds_opus_one_and_opus_dei#1403 Post contents: Robert Parker's publication is "The Wine Advocate", the arch nemesis of "The Wine Spectator". The rise of the wine industries of California and the southern hemisphere is mostly a result of climate. They have a much more reliable growing season and almost guaranteed sunshine when they need it and therefore produce high quality wines year after year. Many famous wine regions in France have terribly fluctuating growing seasons year to year. If a Burgundy which fetches three hundred dollars a bottle receives a score of 94 in a great year and 86 two or three years in a row due to poor weather, consumers can potentially pay a fortune just for a name on a bottle, and they do. The notion that Bordeaux winemakers don't use "high tech" vinification techniques is laughable. Robert Mondavi is, however, known as a thug in the California wine industry. As far conspiracies go, EVERY event in history is conspiratorial. Political parties conspire to get their candidates elected, manufacturers conspire to sell their products and religions conspire to recruit members. This is pure semantic abuse meant to halt discourse. This technique is used often in phrases such as; "That's just class warfare talk" or "That's just just liberal nonsense." It is a brilliant technique used by every government, politician , political writer and most clergy. It is an opportunity to suggest one stop thinking and just believe those who are perceived to be more knowledgeable or in a position of power. Plato's cave is a great example. Sent at: 2008 10 07