O THE HUMANITY
France to spend €200m on destroying excess wine as demand falls
(Thanks to B&C)
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They should save it and use it for reparations in case of an unplanned surrender.
Posted by: Florida Man | August 27, 2023 at 09:18 AM
I'll destroy it for them.
Posted by: Steverino | August 27, 2023 at 09:58 AM
€200m would buy a Noah's-40-day-and-40-night flood of Boone's Farm.
Posted by: wanderer2575 | August 27, 2023 at 11:35 AM
Can we just do a "happy hour" for brunch?
Posted by: Elaine Benes | August 27, 2023 at 12:04 PM
Sommeliers of the world, unite! You're not gonna take this falling down, are you?
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | August 27, 2023 at 01:04 PM
Sommeliers of the world, unite! You're not gonna take this falling down, are you?
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | August 27, 2023 at 01:04 PM
To Florida man - wouldn't your assertion be more appropriate if they created a national strategic reserve of wine, much like the US has a strategic reserve of petroleum, in anticipation of future (certain) surrenders? And you could not exactly describe the future as an 'unplanned' surrender - the surrender is already a given but it would be more like an 'unexpected' surrender? Such as keeping a stock of refreshments on hand should guests unexpectedly drop in. And it would seem that neighboring countries could adopt the same thinking, such as Italy, with a glut of wine - "With the hint of torture the people readily confessed where the wine was hidden." And it would do a lot toward national relations, as the Visigoths might say, "Wow, those French sure are neighborly - lets invade them again next week?"
Posted by: Pullet Surprise | August 27, 2023 at 08:35 PM