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It's Working: France Wineries Reeling Under Boycott
NewsMax.com ^ | March 20, 2003

Posted on 03/20/2003 9:06:11 PM PST by O.C. - Old Cracker

French wineries are withering as millions of Americans have begun a boycott of French wine and other French goods, the New York Times reported Thursday. The Times report, "A Most Unsettling Time for French Wineries,” appeared on the cover of the World Business section of the paper.

The paper reports: "So the threat of a boycott of French wines by Americans annoyed at the French position on Iraq is hard to take. And it could not come at a worse time for a struggling industry. Last year was a good year, but over all the industry is under siege.”

More: ". . . one of the biggest Bordeaux wine merchants, has faxed copies of The New York Post on his desk, sent by an American friend, with photos of French wines next to California and Australian wines, under the headline ‘Just Say Non.’ Over the non-French wines is printed ‘Oui’; over the French wines ‘Non.’”

The boyctott of French goods comes on the heels of France’s effort to lead a worldwide coalition of nations to oppose the U.S. efforts to have the UN disarm Saddam Hussein’s Iraq.

Since the U.S. has led a military coalition to disarm Iraq, France has declared the action "illegal” and continues to stand with Iraq.

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To: B4Ranch
Damned good joke bump!

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41 posted on 03/20/2003 10:53:51 PM PST by Beck_isright ( V ......................... use this instead of bttt... for victory)
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To: Brett66
I don't drink wine, but I'm boycotting Dannon yogurt.

Group Danone (French?) owns Dannon yogurt now but it was founded by Sephardic Jews. Ironically it's now on the Frog boycott list

http://216.239.51.100/search?q=cache:8RkLaplOzQQC:perso.wanadoo.fr/
yaourtophile/historiqueyaourtanglais.htm++jewish+++%22Isaac+Carasso%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

Everything changes when Isaac Carasso then his son Daniel set up, in Spain, then in France, Danone. Stemming from a Sephardic family of Salonique, Isaac Carasso settles down in Barcelona during the first world war.
In 1919, he begins the manufacture of yoghourts in a small workshop of the Catalan town, the street Los Angeles, right by the famous Ramblas. Regular visitor to Metchnikoff's works, Isaac Carasso believes in the virtues of lactic ferments to fight against the intestinal, frequent infections then to the small Catalan.

http://www.dannon.com/aboutDannon/ourHeritage.cfm

The Dannon Company, Inc. has its roots in Spain, where Danone was founded by Isaac Carasso in 1919. Having previously lived in the Balkans where yogurt was a dietary staple, Carasso decided to introduce this healthy product in Barcelona by opening a small yogurt business named "Danone," meaning "Little Daniel" after his son.

Isaac Carasso was aware of scientific advances that had been made with fermented milk products by Elie Metchnikoff at the Pasteur Institute in Paris. He had the idea to combine the traditional method of making yogurt with the pure cultures that had been isolated in Paris, thus perfecting the first industrial manufacturing process for yogurt. The younger Carasso, Daniel, learned the family business in Spain and decided to establish Danone in France in 1929.

 


42 posted on 03/20/2003 10:56:37 PM PST by dennisw
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To: tortoise
The best bubbly made is Italian prosecco.

I've never had Prosecco but a number of California winemakers make some very fine sparkling wine: Schramsburg, S. Anderson and Pacific Echo.

43 posted on 03/20/2003 11:06:08 PM PST by Grim
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To: SlickWillard
PING
44 posted on 03/20/2003 11:15:30 PM PST by KayEyeDoubleDee (const vector<tags>& theTags)
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To: Grim
I've never had Prosecco but a number of California winemakers make some very fine sparkling wine: Schramsburg, S. Anderson and Pacific Echo.

Prosecco is just the generic term for very dry Italian sparkling wine. It is very clean and has a wonderful flavor. Most avid wine drinkers that think they generally dislike champagne love prosecco.

There is good California sparkling wines that I find very acceptable, but most of the ones that are really good are very substantially more expensive than their Italian counterparts. I have a ton of California wine in my cellar, but no California bubbly even though I have tasted quite a bit. I was never a huge fan of champagne at any price until the lady of the house brought home a bottle of prosecco that one of our wine suppliers told her to try.

45 posted on 03/20/2003 11:34:14 PM PST by tortoise
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To: O.C. - Old Cracker
Don't forget to boycott German, Mexican and Canadian goods as well!
46 posted on 03/20/2003 11:56:47 PM PST by ETERNAL WARMING
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To: ETERNAL WARMING
I'm not at all happy about the Mexican and Canadian activities, but without the germans and the french MAJOR opposition to common sense and whipping up demonstrators, I believe the Mexicans and the Canadians would have elected to work with us. Sorry, I won't "boycott" them, but I'll be aware of looking for alternatives to their products.

The french and german products --- I BOYCOTT --- and like a poster above stated, all future travel will NOT go though france.
47 posted on 03/21/2003 12:48:52 AM PST by AFPhys (((PRAYING for: President Bush & advisors, troops & families, Americans)))
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To: zeaal
Some years back I saw a PBS documentary about a French vineyard. There was a scene were they were pitching their product to a British supermarket chain. While the husband was showing their wines to the taster, the wife's entire body language screamed desparation.

For a long time now the French wine industry has been glutted with vin ordinaire (jug wine) producers and the market has dropped. It has been a protected, subsidized industry in France for a while now.
48 posted on 03/21/2003 3:22:37 AM PST by Tokhtamish
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To: Tokhtamish
My wife and daughter were going to visit Belgium and France this summer as a graduation from HS present(my daughter was born in Mons, BE). That is no longer the case.

I was assigned to LIVE OAK co-located with SHAPE. It was a unit with a classified mission that no longer exists. We had a French contingent. Once, while hosting the British, German, French officers I arranged the meal. I had some superior California wines decanted so the origin of the wine was not able to be discerned. Frankly, I was tired of the French arrogance about the quality of their wine. The meal progressed well and the mystery surrounding the wine was the subject of much discussion. When I announced at the conclusion of the meal that the wines were of Californian origin the French were in disbelief because the speculation during the meal was all centered around which French wines had been served. I loved it.

49 posted on 03/21/2003 3:39:42 AM PST by Movemout
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To: O.C. - Old Cracker
Chirac refused to give condolences to Blair over the troops we lost. Turn the screw on the bastards. Turn it so hard that they howl in pain.

Regards, Ivan

50 posted on 03/21/2003 3:40:41 AM PST by MadIvan (Learn the power of the Dark Side, www.thedarkside.net)
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To: AFPhys
Go to Spain or Italy Or England for vacation. This will squeeze the little monkey's balls......BOYCOTT FRANCE....CANADA....MEXICO!
51 posted on 03/21/2003 3:41:52 AM PST by Claire Voyant ((visualize whirled peas))
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To: B4Ranch
lol bump
52 posted on 03/21/2003 3:42:07 AM PST by KSCITYBOY
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To: Beck_isright
French wine isn't all that wonderful anyway. I have to say that Spanish rioja wines have been really coming along lately; I bought a couple of bottles of it the other day, myself.

Regards, Ivan

53 posted on 03/21/2003 3:44:26 AM PST by MadIvan (Learn the power of the Dark Side, www.thedarkside.net)
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To: O.C. - Old Cracker
Dear Pierre,

We don't like your government and we don't like your attitude.

Can't sell your wine? Take a bath in it (ooops, nevermind).

54 posted on 03/21/2003 3:44:42 AM PST by Petronski (I'm not always cranky.)
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To: O.C. - Old Cracker

55 posted on 03/21/2003 3:45:29 AM PST by nicmarlo (** UNDER GOD **)
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To: O.C. - Old Cracker
Point of information Perrier water is Ok, owned the Swiss Nestle.
56 posted on 03/21/2003 3:51:19 AM PST by Semper Paratus
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To: Beck_isright
I fired my French maid weeks ago...

She looked pretty good in that outfit but didn't even know how to start the Hoover.

Currently looking for a nice English or Irish housekeeper to keep my household in good order.

57 posted on 03/21/2003 5:32:55 AM PST by battlegearboat (We'll dress up like Indians, go down to the docks, and then, ........)
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To: Semper Paratus
Point of information Perrier water is Ok, owned the Swiss Nestle.

The water still comes from France.

58 posted on 03/21/2003 5:34:44 AM PST by Petronski (I'm not always cranky.)
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To: O.C. - Old Cracker
Oh this is not fair, they are only exercising their rights to freedom of speach. I mean it is in the constitiution that all men are created equal and they have the right to have a different view on this war than others. Wha- Wha- wha.
59 posted on 03/21/2003 5:37:44 AM PST by Diva Betsy Ross ((no more movies anymore))
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To: O.C. - Old Cracker
I would not underestimate the effect of a boycott on France, particulary with French wine.

The wine business is *VERY* tough right now (e.g.- great for wine drinkers because of the intense competition and over-supply of *REALLY* good alternative wines, like Chilean, Australian, even Bulgarian!)

The point is, that since things are so tough, a boycott makes a serious problem almost a life-threatening one... lets keep it going!!!!

BOYCOTT EVERYTHING FRENCH!


60 posted on 03/21/2003 5:39:46 AM PST by chilepepper (Gnocchi Seuton!)
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