About a week ago, in the pre-hurricane times, a report was released by Human Rights Watch (and covered on Vinography, which was of course where I read it) about the abuse of field workers in the South African wine industry. Naturally, I reacted the way any responsible drinker would: I immediately went out and bought a bottle of South African wine, figuring that this maltreatment must lead to lower production costs, which should theoretically then be passed ...
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