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2004-08-11 Europe

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Posted by Zenster 2004-08-11 2:21:09 AM|| || Front Page|| [11131 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 In the area around Maysville Kentucky, burley tobacco is the most prevalent crop. Currently, domestic consumption is down - but we haven't declared a national catastrophe. We consider ourselves healthier.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-08-11 03:37|| 2004-08-11 03:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Sorry but I don't feel your pain when I have read the same types of stories about near by California grape farmers. Losing it all is a drag but I can say I don't feel your pain. I prefer my wine without the chunks usuallty found in the vin ordinare these folks grow and would not drink it at 50 cents a bottle. Because your country men are back stabbing supporters of terrorists and antisemites I don't really care about you. Maybe the Spanish , Portugeese and, Italians in your "Latin Empire" might but hey, they grow there own wine grapes too. Sounds like a case of suck it up and STFU to me. Whaa!

Posted by FlameBait93268 2004-08-11 06:11|| 2004-08-11 06:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Mmmmmmmmmmm....beer.

Posted by tu3031 2004-08-11 09:05|| 2004-08-11 09:05|| Front Page Top

#4 tu - Behold the Power of Beer...

Posted by .com 2004-08-11 09:16|| 2004-08-11 09:16|| Front Page Top

#5 But when the "Power of Beer" wore off... she never looked like that.

Posted by tu3031 2004-08-11 09:17|| 2004-08-11 09:17|| Front Page Top

#6 Ah, beer goggles... Yes, this can be a problem, heh...

Posted by .com 2004-08-11 09:19|| 2004-08-11 09:19|| Front Page Top

#7 foreign competition and the weakness of the dollar have battered exports

Oh yes, it's the weakness of the dollar again. You guys are going to have to find another excuse when the dollar goes up and your sh*t still isn't selling. F*ck you all, I drink Australian.

Posted by BH 2004-08-11 10:20|| 2004-08-11 10:20|| Front Page Top

#8 snicker...maybe you can ask your government to get their Islamic buddies to help you out....

but don't look to us...we've discovered that California, the other 50 states, and Austrailia...just to name a few... all make better wines than you do anyway....

Even if we weren't boycotting you, you've lost your perceived brand superiority and you can't get it back without earning it back...which isn't likely...seeing how your wine really isn't superior.

Dial 1-800-wha-whaa ....

Posted by B 2004-08-11 10:28|| 2004-08-11 10:28|| Front Page Top

#9 Hey Pierre, it's tough all over. I look forward to seeing shelves of cheap Bordeaux at Trader Joe's...not that I'd drink it mind you,

Posted by Anonymous6038 2004-08-11 12:14|| 2004-08-11 12:14|| Front Page Top

#10 I didn't drink a lot of Frog wine before they made public assholes of themselves (German, Italian, California were my choices), but now I wouldn't touch their plonk with a 50-foot tuning fork.

Just finished a nice Australian merlot the other night (Black Swan, I believe). I buy what tastes good, of course, but I BUY IT FROM FRIENDS, not Frogs.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2004-08-11 13:04|| 2004-08-11 13:04|| Front Page Top

#11 Caliifornia and Washington State wines are my poison. Besides it's more patriotic to drink domestic wine when toasting the victories of our soldiers and our spooks over the forces of evil.

Posted by badanov">badanov 2004-08-11 13:16|| http://www.rkka.org]">[http://www.rkka.org] 2004-08-11 13:16|| Front Page Top

#12 Maybe if France hadn't let 50,000 senior citizens-who had nothing to do but sit around and drink wine-die local consumption of wine wouldn't have fallen as much.(Say 25,000 drank wine at 160 bottles a year:25,000senior citizens x 4 months worth of wine they would have been drinking=1 million bottles not bought/consumed).Cause meet effect.

Posted by Stephen 2004-08-11 15:21|| 2004-08-11 15:21|| Front Page Top

#13 Let them drink Ripple!
Have some T-Bird!
Get on the Night-Train.

Posted by FlameBait93268 2004-08-11 16:21|| 2004-08-11 16:21|| Front Page Top

#14 Interesting correlation there, Stephen.

Posted by Zenster 2004-08-11 22:40|| 2004-08-11 22:40|| Front Page Top

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