The Zinquisition: DeBoeuf Wine Fraud!?

The Zinquisition

Various ruminations and observations regarding the bizarre and otherwise incomprehensible happenings in the wine industry.

SAINT VINI'S CREDO I believe that wine is a beverage that should be enjoyed frequently, alone or with meals. I believe that wine, since it is made from a fruit, should produce a liquid reminiscent of that fruit, not cedar, moss, pipe tobacco, barnyards, manure, pencil lead, or band aids. As such, I believe that good wine can come from any country, but it must be labeled in such a way that the consumer doesn't need an atlas and a wine encyclopedia to figure out what's in the bottle. I believe that the United States should not trail the civilized world in wine consumption per capita and that neo-prohibitionists, wine snobs, and liquor distributors are all joined in a trilateral commission to hinder wine consumption. I believe that wine needs to lose its elitist image by embracing alternative packaging, alternative closures, non-vintage wines, stronger branding, and lower retail prices. I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last........uh....sorry, I got carried away.

Monday, August 29, 2005

DeBoeuf Wine Fraud!?

French Beaujolais king DuBoeuf denies wine fraud

PARIS (Reuters) - France's Beaujolais king George Duboeuf has on Saturday denied allegations of blending the equivalent of some 300,000 bottles of his company's premium wines with cheaper wines...

The firm's top quality Beaujolais wine from 2004 that was under investigation accounts for 300,000 litres of Duboeuf's total annual production of some 25 million bottles of wine, said a spokeswoman for the company.

Who would be able to tell the difference…?
I mean really, it's Beaujolais Nouveau...what are people expecting, anyway?

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Monday, August 29, 2005

DeBoeuf Wine Fraud!?

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