Why aren’t high end California wines selling?

I’ve written about this subject before… but I’ve just read the best, concise analysis of what has happened with California wines during this downturn, compared to wines that come from elsewhere. Why have sales slowed down? In essence prices…California wine sales were down in 2009 for the first time in 16 years. Some pretty sobering revelations  were just recently presented at the Unified Grape & Wine Symposium in Sacramento. If you care for more….read the rest of the article from The Cellarist at the San Francisco Chronicle.