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>>> I got this QbA Riesling on the strength of a recommendation by Salil.
>>> Very good for its reasonable price (~$15) and an easy wine to like. >
>>In heavily taxed Scandinavia, i.e. Sweden, the price is 9.95USD... Norway
>>is expensiver - 43USD, for a 300cl BiB, about 10.75 per bottle.
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> I understand sweet German wines tend to be relatively cheaper compared
> with other wines in Norway as they are low in alcohol, and it is the
> alcohol content that is taxed. A few years back German wines sold in
> Norway for about the same price as in the UK, while most Norwegian
> prices were of course a lot more expensive.
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Right! The Dr. L is 8.5%... I buy the maximum quota whenever I'm in Sweden - 4 bottles per person - and routinely save about 6USD per bottle for red wine (price level 10-12USD in Sweden)! However, at higher price levels, both countries are relative bargains - for instance Dominus 2001 is 106USD in Norway, 114USD in Sweden and 110-200USD in the US...?
:-) Anders