I'm from Argentina where wine is relatively cheap and I think many can distinguish a Malbec from a Cauvernet Sauvignon, but it's really difficult to distinguish in the same varietal
I think your vision is too US centric, US hegemony lead to disruptions to foreign nations like afghanistan, iraq, libya, etc. My pov from latinamerica is that my country could be next, and neither your culture nor your "business class" seems the future(we reflect your cultural hegemony with our version of shitty role models), si why not challenge US hegemony?