Boycott of French Wine Fizzles

[Craig Camp]

Americans' Boycott of French Wine Fizzles

[docsconz]

It's fine with me if others continue to boycott French wines . If only Italy and Spain had joined the French

Seriously it does seem easier and less expensive to buy fine French wines right now. While I do think Chirac and France were self-serving in their stance on Iraq, I also think a boycott on French products, especially wine and cheese is silly. We should, however, continue to boycott French weapons, biologic and chemical lab supplies and nuclear technology .

[WHT]

We should, however, continue to boycott French weapons, biologic and chemical lab supplies and nuclear technology .

Ok now where am I supposed to pick up that used centrifuge? ;)

What make me laugh are the people that take the wine they already have paid for and dump it out. At that point the money is in French hands, enjoy it!

[Rail Paul]

I found the article's headline to be out of sync with the article's content. Somewhat like the menu writer who doesn't communicate with the kitchen. The first quarter (before the hubbub) was great, but...

Since then, many Americans say they are less likely to buy French products.

More than 40 percent of Americans said they were less likely to buy French products... according to an April survey ...

And sales of top French labels have fallen almost 9 percent from a year ago, April figures ...indicate.

They go on to quote merchants who speak of a 10% to 20% slowdown in French sales, maybe due to the Euro, displeasure with the French, etc. It's clear the merchants and wholesalers haven't experienced sufficient pain to cut prices. There's nothing like a sale to overcome conscience or moral qualms.