So some few years ago I was wine tasting with a friend in Napa. Actually, she was tasting and I was smelling, since that's what is left me these days. But we came to a recommended place, Arger-Martucci, not a big name in wine, but it was a great little winery. They also happened to be the sole importers of a particular olive oil, Casa Brina, which we sampled and I bought some of.
Fast forward about 18 months, some other friends try the oil and love it, so I go looking to buy some more, hopefully on line. A quick search reveals that the distributorship for the oil has moved to a winery in Washington State, the Betz Family Winery. But when I go to order the oil, the 2006 batch is all sold out. So I call the winery:
Apparently the situation of the dollar and the euro is such that in order to get the 2007 batch they would have to double their price to sell it. (Going from $26 - $52 a bottle). So they have decided that they will not be carrying the oil this year, and hope to be able to get it next year.
That's right. the dollar is now so weak that we can no longer afford to import really nice olive oil.
But really Mr. Bush, the economy is fine!
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We're going to Spain and France in June. I don't even want to look at the Dollar-to-Euro conversion rate. I have a feeling we're going to go broke on this trip!
Oh, and don't forget to thank Alan Greenspan too!
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