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Grapes of wrath for French vineyards as millions of bottles are destroyed
The Scotsman ^
| November 28, 2006
| JENNY BARCHFIELD
Posted on 11/27/2006 11:34:11 PM PST by MadIvan
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I wonder if the American boycott has something to do with this as well?
Regards, Ivan
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posted on
11/27/2006 11:34:15 PM PST
by
MadIvan
To: Mrs Ivan; odds; DCPatriot; Deetes; Barset; fanfan; LadyofShalott; Tolik; mtngrl@vrwc; ...
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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.
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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
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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: BossLady
It used to be that the arrival of the Beaujolais Nouveau every year was a marketing event in Britain. I am not sure exactly when this stopped - however, considering it's been absolutely awful for the past few years, it's a good thing they did stop.
Regards, Ivan
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posted on
11/27/2006 11:43:17 PM PST
by
MadIvan
(I aim to misbehave.)
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: Silly
What not just sell it cheap? Give the world a chance to see if French wine is any good.Based on the French wine I've tasted over the past few years...it isn't. I doubt Wal Mart could get away with selling it as a bargain.
Regards, Ivan
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posted on
11/27/2006 11:45:09 PM PST
by
MadIvan
(I aim to misbehave.)
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.
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posted on
11/27/2006 11:46:17 PM PST
by
taxesareforever
(Never forget Matt Maupin)
To: MadIvan
Maybe the French should reconsider the "box of wine."
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posted on
11/27/2006 11:47:03 PM PST
by
Silly
(Still being... Silly)
To: Silly
That's too simple...
The French would never stand for anything so logical.
On the other hand, they could quit subsidizing the wineries and the problem would go away.
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posted on
11/27/2006 11:47:06 PM PST
by
piasa
(Attitude Adjustments Offered Here Free of Charge)
To: Paleo Conservative
The other thing to keep in mind is that California, Chile, Australia and South Africa have a much more research focused culture when it comes to wine - they sink more into R&D than the French do.
Regards, Ivan
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posted on
11/27/2006 11:47:13 PM PST
by
MadIvan
(I aim to misbehave.)
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
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posted on
11/27/2006 11:47:29 PM PST
by
bruinbirdman
("Those who control language control minds." -- Ayn Rand)
To: Silly
Maybe the French should reconsider the "box of wine."Yes, they could create a competitor to "Ripple" and "Mad Dog 20/20".
Regards, Ivan
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posted on
11/27/2006 11:48:14 PM PST
by
MadIvan
(I aim to misbehave.)
To: MadIvan
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posted on
11/27/2006 11:48:18 PM PST
by
Silly
(Still being... Silly)
To: Silly
I'm having an unpleasant memory of the last wine tasting I went to - there was a Riesling room and a Burgundy room. The Australian and New Zealand Rieslings were excellent. Going from that to tasting French burgundies was like being kicked out of the honeymoon suite into the gutter outside a sewage treatment plant.
Regards, Ivan
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posted on
11/27/2006 11:50:06 PM PST
by
MadIvan
(I aim to misbehave.)
To: MadIvan
Muslims don't drink wine...Next is the drop in French Poodles...
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posted on
11/27/2006 11:50:07 PM PST
by
Dallas59
(Muslims Are Only Guests In Western Countries)
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