The White House will not reveal the labels on the wines it will pour at Wednesday’s state dinner with British Prime Minister David Cameron, according to Bloomberg Businessweek:
Tyler Colman, who writes the Dr. Vino wine blog and teaches at New York University, said in an interview that the shift in menu protocol may reflect political considerations given the sluggish U.S. economy.
"They’re probably sensitive to displays of wealth at a time when the economy is not firing on all cylinders," said Colman, whose blog had noted the absence of wines on the German state dinner menu the White House released.
The Obama White House began concealing its wine labels at state dinners last summer, beginning with the June 7, 2011, state dinner when German chancellor Angela Markel visited the White House.