# What Food And Drink Is Exported From USA? (Non-USA Doper Input Welcomed!)s **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 17, 2011, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-and-drink-is-exported-from-usa-non-usa-doper-input-welcomed-s/585866 "2011-06-17T17:42:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-and-drink-is-exported-from-usa-non-usa-doper-input-welcomed-s/585866/61 "2011-06-19T05:39:59Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > You can distill a whisky from corn anywhere corn grows, but it won’t be Kentucky Bourbon whisky unless it comes from Kentucky–so Jim Beam Bourbon is exported to those who want real Kentucky Bourbon whisky. Note that even in the case of whiskey, it may be bottled locally even if it’s imported. My uncle worked for Alberta Distillers Ltd. (owned by Beam Global Spirits & Wine, the company that makes Jim Beam), and he mentioned that whiskey can be shipped to Canada in “concentrated” form and then water is added locally for bottling. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-and-drink-is-exported-from-usa-non-usa-doper-input-welcomed-s/585866/62 "2011-06-19T06:12:22Z")
> [@devilsknew](#): > > Nope,the Candian versions are inferior. So you say. I disagree. Having travelled extensively in the US, and sampled your culinary delights, in private homes as well as in restaurants, I would say that the American-branded products that are produced here and that we enjoy are on par with yours. Really, are you trying to say that a can of Campbell’s Chunky Soup is different, depending on whether it comes from the US or Canada; and that the Canadian product is inferior? Could you provide a cite to back up your assertion? You are, of course, entitled to your opinion; but I would suggest that unless you can provide a reputable cite, that all you have is your own personal opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-and-drink-is-exported-from-usa-non-usa-doper-input-welcomed-s/585866/63 "2011-06-19T06:22:59Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > Note that even in the case of whiskey, it may be bottled locally even if it’s imported. My uncle worked for Alberta Distillers Ltd. (owned by Beam Global Spirits & Wine, the company that makes Jim Beam), and he mentioned that whiskey can be shipped to Canada in “concentrated” form and then water is added locally for bottling. I’m not surprised. Ballantine’s Gin was distilled in England, then shipped in casks or barrels to Canada, to be bottled by the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) and sold in its stores. The importation, and subsequent adulteration in some cases, of certain spirits (usually, to bring them down to a 40% abv strength), is something Canadians should be aware of. The idea that I can get a (for example) 50% abv bottle of (say) Smirnoff vodka in the US, but cannot buy it in Canada, is silly. Thankfully, this attitude is disappearing in Canada, but still applies to some products. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-and-drink-is-exported-from-usa-non-usa-doper-input-welcomed-s/585866/64 "2011-06-19T06:26:29Z")
Cask strength whiskey is handy for bulk aging. It’s quite a space saver, because 160 proof will fill half as many barrels as 80 proof. Shipping barrels that way also means no shipping of bottles either. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-and-drink-is-exported-from-usa-non-usa-doper-input-welcomed-s/585866/65 "2011-06-19T17:12:12Z")
> [@ENugent](#): > > California wine. > [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > Maybe this is a whoosh, but if not I find it hard to believe there is much wine from anywhere in the U.S. being sold in Europe. > [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > Why would you think that? > > More than $400M worth of California wine was sold in the EU in 2011. > > [http://www.wineinstitute.org/resources/pressroom/02222011](http://www.wineinstitute.org/resources/pressroom/02222011) My reason for thinking this is based on my experience traveling in Europe. Admittedly that has been limited to France, Spain and Italy; since all three produce so much wine it shouldn’t be suprising I would fail to see California wine in any wine shops. It may have been there but I didn’t notice it. It seems likely EU countries with little or no wine industry would be likely to have more variety on the shelves. From the website you link to it seems the volume of U.S. wine imported to the EU annually comes out to roughtly 250 million liters of wine. The [total annual consumption of wine in the EU for 2010](http://gain.fas.usda.gov/Recent%20GAIN%20Publications/Wine%20Annual_Rome_EU-27_3-1-2010.pdf) was 15.8 billion liters of wine. **(PDF warning)** That means wine imported from the U.S. represents 1.6% of the wine annually consumed in the EU. (I doubt all of the wine imported is consumed in the same year but I trust you see my point.) By that measure I think my characterization that there is not much California wine being sold in Europe is more or less correct. YMMV of course. ---
**Author:** ![NiceGuyJack](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/niceguyjack/32/3069_2.png) [@NiceGuyJack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NiceGuyJack)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-and-drink-is-exported-from-usa-non-usa-doper-input-welcomed-s/585866/66 "2011-06-19T18:37:03Z")
In Singapore, where I currently live, just about all food is imported. It is a city state after all and they don’t produce much food of their own. Most meats and produce seem to originate from Australia. Beef, pork and mutton are almost always from Australia. A lot of chicken is from Australia too, but most seem to be from Malaysia. Much of the vegetables and fruit are from Australia as well, although when it comes to tropical stuff, it’s out of Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice varies. Again Australia is up there, but so is Thailand. Potatoes for some reason, is one of the few things which you can get which is grown in Singapore, but a lot of imports from the US. As for brand names, Tabasco, various orange juices not from concentrate, Old El Paso, all the American potato and tortilla chip brands. California wines are available too, but then so are wines from just about every corner of the world. Basically, you can find a lot of the American brand names here. Almost every supermarket here has an import section catering to specific requests for the ex-pats living here. And they are good at it. I remember making a request for Swedish caviar and no more than a week later, sure enough there it was at my local supermarket. Every supermarket also has a Japan aisle because of the number of Japanese ex-pats here. And some now also have a Korean aisle for the same reason. But American and European tend to be grouped together in an international aisle. Overall, most of the food found in the supermarkets in Singapore is from Australia and Malaysia. ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-and-drink-is-exported-from-usa-non-usa-doper-input-welcomed-s/585866/67 "2011-06-19T19:01:36Z")
In the small town where I now live, I can go to the local supermarket and find an entire aisle of “gourmet” foreign domestic market products. The variety of products and range of countries represented is not insignificant; it’s not just Lu cookies, Brandt zwieback, and Heinz Baked Beans. Many products have the original domestic market labels, with [Nutrition Facts](http://www.fda.gov/food/labelingnutrition/consumerinformation/ucm078889.htm) stickers applied to meet US food labeling laws. Can I go into a typical supermarket in … oh, the UK or Western/Central Europe, and find a similar foreign gourmet/specialty aisle with more than just a token selection of a few American products on the shelves? Slightly off-topic: in US border regions, it’s normal to see products from the adjacent country on the shelves of local stores, which you won’t see elsewhere in the States. For example, oddball Mexican candies, snacks and laundry detergents in El Paso and Las Cruces; and Canadian candy bars, Canadian cigarettes and Red Rose Tea in western New York. Only in Canada, eh? Liars. ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-and-drink-is-exported-from-usa-non-usa-doper-input-welcomed-s/585866/68 "2011-06-19T22:43:14Z")
To follow up: here’s the UK/Ireland section of my local supermarket. [![](https://i.imgur.com/UfmIL.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/UfmIL.jpg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/AdPYa.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/AdPYa.jpg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/LdSz1.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/LdSz1.jpg) [http://i.imgur.com/AFKrx.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/AFKrx.jpg) (Wah, wah, wah! AmeriKKKa sucks because I can’t find a decent cuppa!) There’s even a South African section. [![](https://i.imgur.com/N5fIF.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/N5fIF.jpg) If I go to … oh, a Sainsbury’s in Dinglecaster-Upon-Loo, will they have an equivalent American food section? ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-and-drink-is-exported-from-usa-non-usa-doper-input-welcomed-s/585866/69 "2011-06-20T01:24:02Z")
Elmwood, I am mildly envious. In most of the Publix supermarkets in my area, we don’t have an entire aisle devoted to international foods, and a lot of them are missing things that are normally readily available in Publix supermarkets in other parts of Florida\*. I did, however, find a treasure trove of expanded international foods in Winn Dixie of all places; they even had some stuff I’ve never seen in a “mainstream” supermarket’s international aisle before, like za’atar seasoning, Yuzu citron juice, Japanese udon noodles and sheets of nori. Still can’t find any decent taboule around here. \*Where’s all the damn [Hungarian Hot Paprika](http://www.amazon.com/Hungarian-Paprika-5-Ounce-Tins-Pack/dp/B000H25W2C)?!? The stuff is great for making certain dishes and you need the heat of hot paprika to do the job. It looks like I may have to order it online from Amazon or stock up when I visit Central Florida. ---
**Author:** ![Martin\_Hyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-and-drink-is-exported-from-usa-non-usa-doper-input-welcomed-s/585866/70 "2011-06-20T03:20:06Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > My reason for thinking this is based on my experience traveling in Europe. Admittedly that has been limited to France, Spain and Italy; since all three produce so much wine it shouldn’t be suprising I would fail to see California wine in any wine shops. It may have been there but I didn’t notice it. It seems likely EU countries with little or no wine industry would be likely to have more variety on the shelves. > > From the website you link to it seems the volume of U.S. wine imported to the EU annually comes out to roughtly 250 million liters of wine. The [total annual consumption of wine in the EU for 2010](http://gain.fas.usda.gov/Recent%20GAIN%20Publications/Wine%20Annual_Rome_EU-27_3-1-2010.pdf) was 15.8 billion liters of wine. **(PDF warning)** > > That means wine imported from the U.S. represents 1.6% of the wine annually consumed in the EU. (I doubt all of the wine imported is consumed in the same year but I trust you see my point.) > By that measure I think my characterization that there is not much California wine being sold in Europe is more or less correct. YMMV of course. It really depends on how you look at it. Keep in mind we produce vastly less wine than Europe because we consume far less wine per capita. (Actually because of high degrees of tee totaling in the Bible Belt and such America is generally ranked very low amongst OECD countries in terms of per capita alcohol consumption in general.) In that context it is worth noting that 7% of our wine ends up in Europe, so while when compared to the vast output of countries like Italy or France it is obvious we do not produce much wine it is still notable that of the wine we do produce a non-negligible portion of it ends up in Europe. ---
**Author:** ![Stan\_Shmenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-and-drink-is-exported-from-usa-non-usa-doper-input-welcomed-s/585866/71 "2011-06-20T04:08:54Z")
> [@Dave\_Hartwick](#): > > Tabasco Sauce really is the best Tabasco Sauce. As far as I know, no-one tries to imitate Tabasco Sauce. Firstly, I don’t think anyone can. They use a special process and unique ingredients. Most hot sauces try to carve out their own flavor profile. Tapatio is different from Cholua. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-and-drink-is-exported-from-usa-non-usa-doper-input-welcomed-s/585866/72 "2011-06-20T05:17:04Z")
> [@Martin\_Hyde](#): > > It really depends on how you look at it. Keep in mind we produce vastly less wine than Europe because we consume far less wine per capita. (Actually because of high degrees of tee totaling in the Bible Belt and such America is generally ranked very low amongst OECD countries in terms of per capita alcohol consumption in general.) > > In that context it is worth noting that 7% of our wine ends up in Europe, so while when compared to the vast output of countries like Italy or France it is obvious we do not produce much wine it is still notable that of the wine we do produce a non-negligible portion of it ends up in Europe. I am aware of and basically agree with the points you make here. Keep in mind my original comment expressing surprise was within the context of what the OP originally asked, namely > [@DMark](#): > > Going to my local Trader Joe’s, and other shops (even Walmart) **I see tons of foods and drinks imported from all over the world - especially from Europe.** > > Got me to wondering what food and drinks are exported from the US to eager buyers in other countries? (Bolding is mine for emphasis) All I claimed was I found it hard to believe you would find much California wine available in Europe. Not zero, just not much. I doubt anyone living in Europe would take the position that they see tons of wine choices from the U.S. in their local grocery store or wine shop. Pretty much every store selling wine in the U.S. will have at minimum 1 or 2 choices from France or Italy. In fact, finding wine from Spain or South America is pretty much a no brainer in any large city in the U.S. right now. I’m sure if someone wanted to make the effort they could find a store in Rome, Paris, Madrid, etc. that has some California wines for sale. I think you would have to hunt around but I don’t deny you could find it. Interestingly, from the USDA link I cited earlier, the vast majority of U.S. wine imported to Europe is cheap bulk wine. [From page 7 of the report:](http://gain.fas.usda.gov/Recent%20GAIN%20Publications/Wine%20Annual_Rome_EU-27_3-1-2010.pdf) > [@](#): > > A large share of these U.S. exports (over 70 percent) are represented by bulk Californian wine, which is bottled in Europe for local consumption…Once bottled, this product is sold within the EU, mainly in the UK market. So, if you are in London you should be able to load up on some Carlo Rossi pretty easily. In Brussels or Vienna? Not so much. I guess I thought it more likely the U.S. wine imported by the EU would have been high end wines. Go figure. ---
**Author:** ![nikonikosuru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@nikonikosuru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nikonikosuru)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-and-drink-is-exported-from-usa-non-usa-doper-input-welcomed-s/585866/73 "2011-06-20T06:13:52Z")
I remember Philidelphia Cream Cheese being the one of the few cheeses consistently on the shelves in the Japanese supermarkets. I thought that was really strange, but it was definitely welcomed! ---
**Author:** ![WotNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@WotNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WotNot)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-and-drink-is-exported-from-usa-non-usa-doper-input-welcomed-s/585866/74 "2011-06-20T07:56:39Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > All I claimed was I found it hard to believe you would find much California wine available in Europe. Not zero, just not much. I doubt anyone living in Europe would take the position that they see tons of wine choices from the U.S. in their local grocery store or wine shop. > > [EDIT EDIT] > > So, if you are in London you should be able to load up on some Carlo Rossi pretty easily. In Brussels or Vienna? Not so much. > > I guess I thought it more likely the U.S. wine imported by the EU would have been high end wines. Go figure. Yeah. I can’t speak for anywhere else in Europe, but, as you’ve discovered yourself, Californian wine is widely sold in the UK. Actually, “widely sold” simply doesn’t cover it – “ubiquitous” would be more accurate. I literally can’t think of a single place I’ve been to that sells wine – from specialist vintners to the local newsagent/convenience store – that _doesn’t_ have a choice of Californian wines. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-and-drink-is-exported-from-usa-non-usa-doper-input-welcomed-s/585866/75 "2011-06-20T09:34:18Z")
They used to have _Dr Pepper_ here, in supermarkets and everything, but now it’s only in some specialised import shops. ---
**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-and-drink-is-exported-from-usa-non-usa-doper-input-welcomed-s/585866/76 "2011-06-20T10:41:45Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > They used to have _Dr Pepper_ here, in supermarkets and everything, but now it’s only in some specialised import shops. Which fills me with tiny rage, because it’s about $3.50 a can. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-and-drink-is-exported-from-usa-non-usa-doper-input-welcomed-s/585866/77 "2011-06-20T11:28:33Z")
Off the top of my head. here’s some standard American things you see in stores here and that people generally buy a lot of IME. Tabasco Sauce Coke/Pepsi Jack Daniel’s and Kentucky bourbons French’s Mustard Heinz Ketchup Budweiser Coors Mc Donald’s/Pizza Hut/Burger King/KFC Various fresh fruit and veg. There’s at least one store in Dublin city centre that has a speciality American foods section, including American breakfast cereals, and various other products that aren’t typically available in an Irish supermarket. FWIW, the main thing Americans complain about here is that the peanut butter isn’t as good as at home. I believe the aforementioned store sells the various popular American brands. ---
**Author:** ![BDoors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BDoors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BDoors)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-and-drink-is-exported-from-usa-non-usa-doper-input-welcomed-s/585866/78 "2011-06-20T11:32:34Z")
If you’re curious to see what American wines a typical British supermarket stocks, here’s a link to Tesco’s page for North American white wines: > **[Tesco Groceries - Online food shopping - Grocery delivery - Tesco Groceries](https://www.tesco.com/groceries/?N=4294964399%204294966534&Ne=4294965303)** > > Online food shopping is easy at Tesco. You can also buy homeware and earn money-saving Clubcard points. Book a grocery delivery or Click+Collect slot today. I hope that works for people outside the UK. It’s their online shopping site, but accurately reflects what is available in their stores. 14 types listed, compared to for example 28 French white wines, 14 South African, 30 Australian. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-and-drink-is-exported-from-usa-non-usa-doper-input-welcomed-s/585866/79 "2011-06-20T11:41:12Z")
> [@elmwood](#): > > To follow up: here’s the UK/Ireland section of my local supermarket. > [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](http://i.imgur.com/UfmIL.jpg) > [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](http://i.imgur.com/AdPYa.jpg) > [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](http://i.imgur.com/LdSz1.jpg) > [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](http://i.imgur.com/AFKrx.jpg) (Wah, wah, wah! AmeriKKKa sucks because I can’t find a decent cuppa!) > > There’s even a South African section. > [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](http://i.imgur.com/N5fIF.jpg) > > If I go to … oh, a Sainsbury’s in Dinglecaster-Upon-Loo, will they have an equivalent American food section? There aren’t typically American food sections in our supermarkets but that’s because, just like the UK and other major markets, American brands already proliferate in every section of the store, even if the products haven’t been directly imported. In some instances it’s funny that two products will have pretty much the same packaging but will be taste different because of where they were packaged. I think if we had an American food section, it would consist of some of your more wayward cereals, Kraft Mac ‘n’ Cheese, Cheez Wiz and peanut butter. ---
**Author:** ![Hypnagogic\_Jerk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hypnagogic_jerk/32/4252_2.png) [@Hypnagogic\_Jerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypnagogic_Jerk)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2011, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-and-drink-is-exported-from-usa-non-usa-doper-input-welcomed-s/585866/80 "2011-06-21T11:42:47Z")
> [@devilsknew](#): > > And well, you just can’t beat American Maple syrup for indigenous reasons. American corn is the best. American maple syrup is made from corn? Well, that shouldn’t be surprising. In Canada we make it from actual maple sap. 😛 > [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > My reason for thinking this is based on my experience traveling in Europe. Admittedly that has been limited to France, Spain and Italy; since all three produce so much wine it shouldn’t be suprising I would fail to see California wine in any wine shops. It may have been there but I didn’t notice it. It seems likely EU countries with little or no wine industry would be likely to have more variety on the shelves. I know that in Italy I only see Italian wines in grocery stores. I guess I could probably find imported wines as well, but I’d have to specifically look for them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-and-drink-is-exported-from-usa-non-usa-doper-input-welcomed-s/585866.md?page=3)