France Uncorks Wine Offensive

Andrew Borowiec of The Washington Times informs us that the French don't seem to be selling as much wine as they used to and at home they consume it less. I would imagine that an American boycott has had some effect. But there is also the issue of competition. The French have thought for years that they simply owned the wine market because they were, well, French. But they have failed to update their methods of production. Meanwhile, winemakers in other parts of the world have adopted new techniques and technologies to make their wines better and better. Italy, California, Australia and even South America are producing world class wines which are as good or better than anything the French make and at a cheaper price too. I'll be having an Italian Bardolino this evening and laughing in the general direction of the cheese eating surrender monkeys.