[yooper]

“I feel sick to the heart,” said Farges, from Mauriac. The source of his melancholy is a European Union-funded process in which some of the quality red wine he produces will be distilled into undrinkable ethanol for use as factory fuel. The deadline for participating in the scheme is Bastille Day, a cruel irony. Farges has already sent in his forms."

Yet another Frenchman surrenders without a fight.

[StoneGiant]

Yet another Frenchman surrenders without a fight.

 

I understand, however, that they're keeping the other traditional wines protected from socialist intervention.

Which is somewhat ironic, considering how much they're revered by French socialists....