Sorry to read your experience was not good, RichieB...but obviously we had a completely opposite experience...friends loved it also...so it goes.
I think I need to move to the US though...if you can get bottles of wine for $6 in your restaurants.
Lisa, What would you say to a house swap at least 6 months of the year? I've got a nice big place on the north shore of Long Island, and I'll even keep you stocked with all the wine you can drink,