Description: Many of the world's finest and most expensive wines come from the United States. But today, the U.S. wine industry faces a grim set of challenges that could transform it forever: oversupply in the face of fiat consumption, devastating vineyard diseases, an antiquated distribution system, fierce competition from abroad, attacks from anti-alcohol forces, and an inability to capitalize on wine's proven health benefits. But for consumers, these woes can be an opportunity, as wine journalist Lewis Perdue explains. Pulling no punches, naming names, Perdue goes behind the scenes to show why a shakeout is imminent and unstoppable, and how consumers can benefit from understanding the situation -- from drinking better wine less expensively to investing in a business where the perqs can be decanted from a bottle.

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