Is Chateau Plonque 'real' wine?
We refer you to a Tufts University article on what is 'real' and what is not. In it, the author states: "Perfect imitation Chateau Plonque is exactly as good a wine as the real thing".
Caveat: Consumption of Chateau Plonque wines may cause some blurring of the boundaries of these points of view. Discussions of consciousness will initially become enhanced, but ultimately irrelevant.