Wine: Best Gascon in London 4d/gallon 1331 [2] 194 Best Rhenish in London 8d/gal... | Hacker News

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gosubpl on Dec 1, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Medieval Price List

  Wine:
    Best Gascon in London         4d/gallon   1331        [2]     194
    Best Rhenish in London        8d/gallon     "          "       "

This is reversed now, German Riesling much cheaper than Bordeaux.

UncleSlacky on Dec 2, 2019 [–]

At the time, Bordeaux was an English possession (Angevin Empire) so the lack of any complications like import duties would account for the price difference:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angevin_Empire

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