A bit of French Whine
It seems that there has been a drop over the last two years of exports of French Wines. Anybody care to hazzard a guess why? Hmmm??? The French Government currently subsedizes Wine exports to the tune of 70 Million Euros anually. Some "radical" Vintners are rioting, throwing sticks of dynomite in hopes the government will increase this subsidy and alleviate the crisis.
Charles at
LGF has the link to this article in
The Independent
The grapes of wrath: depressed French wine producers bomb Government offices
Terrorist attacks by radical wine producers on government offices in the south of France yesterday served notice that the country's wine crisis may be spinning out of control.
Sticks of dynamite were thrown at agriculture ministry offices in Montpellier and Carcassonne in the early hours, causing serious damage but no injuries. A car was also burned outside ministry offices in Nîmes.
The attacks, which were condemned by mainstream wine producers' associations, were claimed by a group called comité régional d'action viticole (Crav).
Gee -- Who would have though that the actions of the French Government two years ago would have such reprocussions -- who cares if they were selling arms to Saddam during the embargo and skimming off $$$ from Oil-for-Food and massivly obstructing the efforts of the coalition to bring about peace.
You made your bed, it is time to live in it...
Posted by DaveH at April 2, 2005 4:28 PM