Beaujolais Nouveau Arrives in the U.S.

[Pig Bladder]

The ground.

 

[Pig Bladder]

The way I heard it, the native American grapes, the nasty New England
ones, were the immune root stock. California was mostly planted with
true european grapes, on the theory that the nematode was only endemic
to europe. Wrong! The critters are eating up Napa as we speak, and
California growers are adapting the european habit of grafting
varietals onto Concord grape rootstock.

Not surprising they're all drinking the fruits of the Morphodite.

 

[Pig Bladder]

Ah? I'm a troll ? I just want to give Chirac what he deserves.

And that would be ... ?

 

[Pig Bladder]

He probably drinks the Cru Beaujolais.

Maybe, but You're Frank Bemelman.

 

[Pig Bladder]

Not at all,


Politicians probably deserve some come-uppance,
but I doubt if they give a nano-dam about wine growers.

I have no quarrel with French wine growers, they make a fine product.

Though after the bombing of the rainbow warrior and the Balinese bombings,
I've always preferred my modest wealth to buy Kiwi and Aussie products.
Which are respectable choices on their own merits, I might add.

Let's just boycott politicians. They may have the finest morals that money
can buy, but they don't seem to be more than parasites.

It's not about "politicians". They're just symptoms.

 

[John Larkin]

I don't drink Beaujolais... I find it too weak-kneed, sort of like
wine-flavored water or mouth wash ;-)

In reds I prefer wines with considerable "tongue" such as Merlot,
Cabernet, Zinfandel or Shiraz.

Paint remover, except for the merlot. Some of the bordeaux are mighty
good, even if they are grown by frogmen.

John

 

[Jim Thompson]

Q: Do you know the difference between a connoisseur and a wino?

A: The connoisseur takes the bottle out of the paper sack.

Or drinks from a glass ?

ROTFLMAO!

...Jim Thompson

 

[Spehro Pefhany]

Notwithstanding you're a little disjointed <snip>

....and yer just the opposite? ;-)


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany

 

[Pooh Bear]

Don't waste your money supporting the French enemy. Buy American or
Aussie !-)

I think you're missing the point.

Beaujolais Nouveau is simply young wine and frankly is way over-rated.

The French aren't your enemy btw. They gave you your Statue of Liberty.
They must be wondering what happened to some of the ethical principles
they must have assumed existed in the USA since then.

Had we ( US and UK ) heeded the advice of the French and not invaded
Iraq the world would likely be a considerably safer place than it is
now.


Graham

 

[Robert Reimiller]

Don't waste your money supporting the French enemy.

So you are saying the wine is so good you consider it a threat?
At least provide a link to where it can be ordered online.

 

[Guillaume]

Had we ( US and UK ) heeded the advice of the French and not invaded

Iraq the world would likely be a considerably safer place than it is
now.

Besides, we likely wouldn't have a whole bunch of Republicans polluting
scientific newsgroups with stuff that clearly doesn't belong to them.

 

[Rich The Philosophizer]

...and yer just the opposite? ;-)

Exac'tically. ;-)

;^j
Rich

 

[Brian Hance]

Good point. Most people don't know that French vineyards were
destroyed by rot and vine cuttings from California were sent to France
to re-plant them.

But you know how it is... we bad Americans never bail out the
Europeans ;-)

For the record, I don't care for the french government. They are
every bit as craven and two faced as our current administration. The
current fad by those on the right of shit-hammering the french for
every little thing though certainly seems like there are some out
there with some kind of weird inferiority complex though. I mean,
heaven forbid that other countries look out for their best interest
rather than ours.

 

[Watson A.Name - \Watt Sun, the Dark Remover\]

Don't waste your money supporting the French enemy. Buy American or
Aussie !-)

...Jim Thompson
--

Buy Californian!
Hey, a guy at work said Trader Joes is now selling wine for
even cheaper than Charles "Two Buck Chuck" Shaw!

http://www.azcentral.com/home/wine/articles/0410winevintages10.html

But since I'm not a tippler, I don't really care...

 

[Watson A.Name - \Watt Sun, the Dark Remover\]

Interesting bit of trivia!

...Jim Thompson
--

OK with me as long as they can keep putting raisins in my cereal. ;-)

 

[Bill Sloman]

http://libweb.sonoma.edu/regional/notables/haraszthy.html

And Google prefers Agoston as the spelling of his Christian name ....

 

[Bill Sloman]

I don't drink Beaujolais... I find it too weak-kneed, sort of like
wine-flavored water or mouth wash ;-)

In reds I prefer wines with considerable "tongue" such as Merlot,
Cabernet, Zinfandel or Shiraz.

Putting Merlot in the same class as Cabernet and Shiraz (Hermitage)
implies a certain lack of discrimination. He probably doesn't notice
the difference between Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon.

 

[Bill Sloman]

Ah? I'm a troll ? I just want to give Chirac what he deserves.

What he deserves is several years in the slammer, for an under-cover
payments scandal dating back to when he was mayor of Paris - one of
his close colleagues is already doing time for his part in the
business, but Chirac is immune from prosecution as long as he stays
president.

It looks as if Chirac's retirement package includes free accomodation
at the expense of the state for several years ....

 

[Paul Burridge]

yeah Beaujolais nouveau isn't for red necks.
Best to keep fur us French.

I strongly urge you to reconsider. Hoarding it will only drive up the
world price of paint stripper.

 

[John Fields]

Putting Merlot in the same class as Cabernet and Shiraz (Hermitage)
implies a certain lack of discrimination. He probably doesn't notice
the difference between Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon.