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French wine militants threaten action
2007-06-17
Keep buying Californian and Aussie wines, folks, it's working!
Posted by:Steve White

#7  I think they want to force french consumers to pay more for something they wouldn't choose to buy.

Protectionism is THE worst form of corporate gifting.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2007-06-17 23:40  

#6  What exactly do they want Sarkozy to do?
Make all foreign wines illegal or something equally as impossible. If they cannot compete, they will die, that has been the way with every other country since WWI ended.
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2007-06-17 22:45  

#5  With typically Gallic logic, the French government nonetheless admits gazillions of Muslim immigrants who will never drink a drop of wine and would just a soon burn off all the vineyards.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-06-17 16:47  

#4  French Whine.
Posted by: Icerigger   2007-06-17 14:36  

#3  I've got a solution. Produce wine that is Drinkable
Posted by: Cheddarhead   2007-06-17 10:06  

#2  "The streets will run red with the merlot of our enemies!"
Posted by: Mike   2007-06-17 09:33  

#1  Hee, hee, hee. The thought of winemakers turning to terrorism because nobody wants to buy their overpriced, low-quality wine...only in France.

Heck, which side is going to surrender? They can't both surrender, can they?
Posted by: gromky   2007-06-17 07:45  

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