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**Ikhqgvas** · 12-12-2005, 06:29 PM

That is what they call 'propaganda'. That would be the French perspective. Fact is there is a notable "boycott French wine" movement rolling in Canada, Australia and UK and has been going for some 12 years now and French wine sales have fallen very significantly in all three countries.

And it ain't the price - French wine is fairly cheap here - cheaper than Italian wine anyway. Indeed, due to exchange rate perversities, US and Aussie wines have become comparatively expensive here lately - yet they are the prime beneficiaries of the 'boycott French wine' movement.

France chose to nuke-test Bikini Island 12 years ago. I haven't touched a drop of French wine since.

Isnt it a bit stupid to maintain a boycott so long actively, only because of something that happened 12 years ago, something that has been stopped? I mean who do you intend to punish? Well perhaps Chirac? But whats if he leaves the stage? Do you just continue to punish another government that had nothing to do at all with the tests, or just all French citizens, or perhaps especially french whine producers?

12-12-2005, 06:29 PM	#16
Ikhqgvas Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 496 Senior Member	That is what they call 'propaganda'. That would be the French perspective. Fact is there is a notable "boycott French wine" movement rolling in Canada, Australia and UK and has been going for some 12 years now and French wine sales have fallen very significantly in all three countries. And it ain't the price - French wine is fairly cheap here - cheaper than Italian wine anyway. Indeed, due to exchange rate perversities, US and Aussie wines have become comparatively expensive here lately - yet they are the prime beneficiaries of the 'boycott French wine' movement. France chose to nuke-test Bikini Island 12 years ago. I haven't touched a drop of French wine since. Isnt it a bit stupid to maintain a boycott so long actively, only because of something that happened 12 years ago, something that has been stopped? I mean who do you intend to punish? Well perhaps Chirac? But whats if he leaves the stage? Do you just continue to punish another government that had nothing to do at all with the tests, or just all French citizens, or perhaps especially french whine producers?
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