Chiming in on Aussie wines

This response to Pat Savoie's comment comes from Napa winemaker Paul G. Smith of OnThEdge Winery:

“The Aussie wineries are charged a 40% tax on wines sold in Australia, strongly promoting the export market. Here in Napa there is no way we can grow the quantity of grapes to produce fishy or other critter wines for what they sell for here. Some of these wines are produced specifically for the US market.”