Many a French pundit insisted back in 2002 that the American boycott of French wines would not last.
In 2005, the French are clearly admitting that the boycott is still very, very real.
Too bad.
Many a French pundit insisted back in 2002 that the American boycott of French wines would not last.
In 2005, the French are clearly admitting that the boycott is still very, very real.
Too bad.
Did you know that, after the great Phylloxera blight of 1868-1880 in France, MOST French vintners either grafted onto their vines or replaced outright their existing vines with MISSOURI rootstock in the vineyards? Turns out that the Missouri grapes are completely invulnerable (I've no idea about why, or the botany involved) to Phylloxera.
An article worth reading here:
http://ci.weston.mo.us/pages/whattodo/wineries/wineries.html
...and many more citations if you wish. The wineries in Hermann, Dutzow, Defiance, even St. James produce really quite exceptional wines. Right now, today. (NOT -- disclaimer -- a stockholder in any of them).
Who the devil needs the French, eh? Or has ever needed them, bar Louis' little excursion against the English in 1781, and of course the odd bottle of Cuvet Dom Perignon.