Murican here. France and Italy have much better wines anyway, and they’re still much better than California wines even if they cost twice as much. Wished we could get BC wines here in Washington state.
It was a nice concept in the 2010s when it was like an advanced version of Couchsurfing or a digital version of a homestay. Then of course it became an unsustainable business model and went to dogs when it became a money making scheme for finance bros to buy up housing and charge 4-star hotel prices.
Unless a large protest is happening in my city, I’m not planning to be outside on July 4.