[Tunehead54]

Only champagne and the highest quality bordeaux, burgundy and loire wines have been unaffected by the worst crisis for the industry since the phylloxera disease killed off a large portion of the country’s vines a century ago.

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Why can't they just drop their prices to become more competitive? I'm still boycotting all things fraunch except Michelin tires (sorry) - I still think they're deluding themselves if they think their drop in market share is due to anything other than their anti-American stance in the UN and Iraq war. ;-)

[txhurl]

by the worst crisis for the industry since the phylloxera disease killed off a large portion of the country’s vines a century ago.

Interestingly, a Dr. Munsen used Texas vines as graftstock for the 500-year old French varietals, saving their sorry asses from phylloxera in 1902.