A Buyers Market

I know that there's been a lot in the news about the struggling economy, but I just finished reading a really fascinating article in the LA Times with a different outlook for the wine industry. Fresh off news last week that America is now the largest market for wine on the planet, it appears that most retailers are finding an increasing number of specials and lowered prices for the wine America loves to consume. It's a buyers market, you might say, and more people are buying than you might expect.

Here's a brief clip from the article. You can read the entire piece by following the link to The Times website.

Indeed, there's a prevailing sense that, even in tough economic times, Americans have not lost their thirst for good wine, and its enjoyment has become a regular part of their lives. We all may be watching our pennies, but so far, at any rate, we haven't been willing to part with this everyday pleasure. The genie is out of the bottle, and the only place it's going to go is into a glass.