I wonder if the American boycott has something to do with this as well?
Regards, Ivan
1 posted on
11/27/2006 11:34:15 PM PST by
MadIvan
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2 posted on
11/27/2006 11:34:31 PM PST by
MadIvan
(I aim to misbehave.)
To: MadIvan
Coincidence? I think not.
To: MadIvan
I wonder if the American boycott has something to do with this as well? My first thought as well. I'm a teetotaler, but if I were buying wine, La Belle France would not be getting any of my money.
4 posted on
11/27/2006 11:37:32 PM PST by
Mr. Silverback
(We will need to crush the Iraq Study Group like we crushed Harriet Miers. Be ready.)
To: MadIvan
Probably 10% of Americans who used to buy French wine are now buying alternative bottles from Australia, Spain, Chile, and California
5 posted on
11/27/2006 11:39:49 PM PST by
MinorityRepublican
(Everyone that doesn't like what America and President Bush has done for Iraq can all go to HELL)
To: MadIvan
No No Nooooooooooooooo.....not the Beaujolais....LOL!
6 posted on
11/27/2006 11:40:42 PM PST by
BossLady
(Islamic Motto: We Love Our Women To Death........)
To: MadIvan
What not just sell it cheap? Give the world a chance to see if French wine is any good.
7 posted on
11/27/2006 11:42:08 PM PST by
Silly
(Still being... Silly)
To: MAD
The boycott and the ever increasing population of muslims!
8 posted on
11/27/2006 11:42:42 PM PST by
jan in Colorado
("Show me just what Mohamed brought that was new & you 'll find only evil and inhuman")
To: MadIvan
Why pay high prices for French wine when Californian, Chilean, Australian, and South African wines are just as good if not better and much less expensive.
To: MadIvan
I wonder if the American boycott has something to do with this as well? Of course it does. I don't even consider buying wine from France.
12 posted on
11/27/2006 11:46:17 PM PST by
taxesareforever
(Never forget Matt Maupin)
To: MadIvan
"I wonder if the American boycott has something to do with this as well? "The euro at $1.32 doesn't help either.
Bucks are cheap. Buy American.
yitbos
16 posted on
11/27/2006 11:47:29 PM PST by
bruinbirdman
("Those who control language control minds." -- Ayn Rand)
To: MadIvan
Muslims don't drink wine...Next is the drop in French Poodles...
20 posted on
11/27/2006 11:50:07 PM PST by
Dallas59
(Muslims Are Only Guests In Western Countries)
To: MadIvan
Wouldn't that be loverly!!!!!!
And perhaps their muslims are contributing to the devestation of their wine sales.
22 posted on
11/27/2006 11:51:24 PM PST by
OldFriend
(FALLEN HERO JEFFREY TOCZYLOWSKI, REST IN PEACE)
To: MadIvan
A chronic wine glut, falling domestic consumption...
Muzz don't drink wine LOL!
27 posted on
11/27/2006 11:53:19 PM PST by
dennisw
To: MadIvan
The problem is, the wine just doesn't sell. European vintages are languishing on the shelf as consumers around the globe reach for bottles from New World producers That's what happens when your foreign policy steps all over one of the biggest wine markets.
31 posted on
11/27/2006 11:56:19 PM PST by
Centurion2000
(If the Romans had nukes, Carthage would still be glowing.)
To: MadIvan
"European vintages are languishing on the shelf as consumers around the globe reach for bottles from New World producers in the likes of Chile, Australia and South Africa. "This is true. They make good wine at a good price. Chile has good worldwide trade relations, for sure.
Then a paragraph below the frogs say, "When the Chinese really get into wine, demand for our product is going to explode to the point where if we cut back today, we might not be able to fill it,".
What, you think Chile, Australia, South Africa, USA won't sell to the ChiComs?
yitbos
35 posted on
11/28/2006 12:04:32 AM PST by
bruinbirdman
("Those who control language control minds." -- Ayn Rand)
To: MadIvan
French wine. I do not buy their wine nor do I buy their whine.
To: MadIvan
Certainly the boycott in the U.S. added to the troubles.
37 posted on
11/28/2006 12:07:22 AM PST by
BJungNan
To: MadIvan
The boycott had the unforseen effect of getting lots of Americans to realize that there are many and many better wines out there.
I doubt many view their "non-purchase" of French wines as much of a sacrifice anymore.
40 posted on
11/28/2006 12:16:18 AM PST by
Uriah_lost
(We've got enough youth, how about a "fountain of smart")
To: MadIvan
I was in France last year at this time when the Beaujolais wine was marketed. The bottle we had at lunch wasn't very good wine! The French people I was eating with conceded that Beaujolais is more of a marketing strategy than a good wine.
For those not familiar with it, Beaujolais is released on one day in late November every year. It is done with great fan fair. There are posters all over the cities and restaurants announcing the vintage. The producers seal containers and ship to other countries with everyone getting their first taste on the same day. That is supposed to be the "hook".
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42 posted on
11/28/2006 12:18:50 AM PST by
Slings and Arrows
("Sunni or later Shi'ite happens." --spokeshave)
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