The Fucking French and their wine

[Don]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8520980.stm

A dozen French winemakers and traders have been found guilty of a massive scam to sell 18 million bottles of fake Pinot Noir to a leading US buyer.

The judge in Carcassonne, south-west France, said the producers and traders had severely damaged the reputation of the Langedoc region.

The 12 more than doubled profits passing off the wine to E and J Gallo under its Red Bicyclette brand.

E and J Gallo was not involved in the court case.

The court ruled the 12 had deliberately and repeatedly mislabelled the wine as one of the more expensive varieties of grape in order to get a better price from E and J Gallo.

The Red Bicyclette Pinot Noir single grape wine is hugely popular in the United States.

French Customs officers spotted the swindle and called in investigators.

They found the amount of Pinot Noir being sold to Gallo was far more than the region produced.

Some of those in the scandal were not even Pinot Noir producers.

The judge handed out suspended jail sentences ranging from one month to six months for the most prominent wine trader and ordered all the defendants to pay fines.

The fines ranged from 1,500 ($2,050; £1,300) to 180,000 euros ($247,050; £156,500). The judge said that the accused made seven million euros in profits from the scam.

Those convicted included members of wine merchant Ducasse, the Sieur d'Arques conglomerate and others.

The judge said: "The scale of the fraud caused severe damage for the wines of the Languedoc for which the United States is an important outlet."

A lawyer for Sieur d'Arques, Jean-Marie Bourland, told Agence France-Presse: "There is no prejudice. Not a single American consumer complained."

A lawyer for three other defendants argued his clients had delivered a wine that had Pinot Noir characteristics.

[steveo777]

Those fucking French! No wonder Parfait can afford to have a computer.

It looks like the sentences were mostly wrist slaps too.

[Rockindeano]

You better be glad that Smelly fucker, Parfait is asleep. He will no doubt be rolling in here guns blazing. (Insert sarcastically scared emoticon here).

That Red Bicyclette shit sells like wildfire. I can't order enough of that shit for my wine customers. It's only 6 bucks a bottle so maybe that's why it's so popular. Maybe Stevew2 drinks this piss?

[bluejeangirl76]

A lawyer for Sieur d'Arques, Jean-Marie Bourland, told Agence France-Presse: "There is no prejudice. Not a single American consumer complained."

A lawyer for three other defendants argued his clients had delivered a wine that had Pinot Noir characteristics.

Whaaaaaaat?! So, those things make it ok to be fradulent?

If someone produces counterfeit 20 dollar bills and hands me one, and I stuff it in my handbag and don't look at it, then it's ok that it's a fake 20 because I didn't complain? And is the guy's lawyer going get away with defending him by saying "Well, it had the characteristics of a 20 dollar bill..."

[steveo777]

You better be glad that Smelly fucker, Parfait is asleep. He will no doubt be rolling in here guns blazing. (Insert sarcastically scared emoticon here).

That Red Bicyclette shit sells like wildfire. I can't order enough of that shit for my wine customers. It's only 6 bucks a bottle so maybe that's why it's so popular. Maybe Stevew2 drinks this piss?

Only if it comes in a box.

[Don]

Koupe tet, boule kay.

[stevew2]

H

Koupe tet, boule kay.

hey numb nuts idont drink box wine since I flooded my car with it.I don't by french wine_unless you spend 30 bucks it tastes like frigas rotgut.I can get a good bottle from cal.for 10 15 bucks

[Rockindeano]

H

Koupe tet, boule kay.

hey numb nuts idont drink box wine since I flooded my car with it.

Oh my fucking lord..I just spit Fritos out..dude, you flooded your sled? Jesus

I don't by french wine_unless you spend 30 bucks it tastes like frigas rotgut.I can get a good bottle from cal.for 10 15 bucks

California and Washington have the best wine in the nation. And you can get a decent bottle for 8, 9 bucks.

[Ehwmatt]

I don't drink wine unless it's the only thing there.

[Michigan Girl]

Koupe tet, boule kay.

LOL!!

[Red13JoePa]

H

Koupe tet, boule kay.

hey numb nuts idont drink box wine since I flooded my car with it.

Oh my fucking lord..I just spit Fritos out..dude, you flooded your sled? Jesus

I don't by french wine_unless you spend 30 bucks it tastes like frigas rotgut.I can get a good bottle from cal.for 10 15 bucks

California and Washington have the best wine in the nation. And you can get a decent bottle for 8, 9 bucks.

Phwew, I remember that one time you were on a Cabernet kick...I'd get the pm: "Dude, I am on FIRE on red wine. Coming in to cause WWIII..."
Then every day, the morning after when the sun dawned Down Under AJM would log in wearing a hazmat suit and hip waders and going on a massive deletion undertaking.

[Rockindeano]

H

Koupe tet, boule kay.

hey numb nuts idont drink box wine since I flooded my car with it.

Oh my fucking lord..I just spit Fritos out..dude, you flooded your sled? Jesus

I don't by french wine_unless you spend 30 bucks it tastes like frigas rotgut.I can get a good bottle from cal.for 10 15 bucks

California and Washington have the best wine in the nation. And you can get a decent bottle for 8, 9 bucks.

Phwew, I remember that one time you were on a Cabernet kick...I'd get the pm: "Dude, I am on FIRE on red wine. Coming in to cause WWIII..."
Then every day, the morning after when the sun dawned Down Under AJM would log in wearing a hazmat suit and hip waders and going on a massive deletion undertaking.

Oh those were the days huh? That 2 buck chuck made me go out of my mind. I would drink 3 maybe 4 bottles of merlot. I would then post shit that the next morning I looked and swore that someone had hacked my account. Extremely embarrassing stuff. The real funny part was seeing Andrew get so seething pissed- that always cracks me up. He would yell at me, warn me, tell me to go fuck myself, stop taking the piss and sent me on holidays..LOL, holidays. I told him it was a vacation, not some fucking "Holiday." He really uncorked on me when I would cal him out publicly. Too funny....

[Red13JoePa]

LMAO nightly S.C.U.D. campaigns against HOTS, "NEDRA," PP, PF, OS...

"HOTS you &$^%$ tw&T!!!!!!! Close your legs, your meatditch just sent the smog detectors over LA into code orange!!!!!!"

[steveo777]

LMAO nightly S.C.U.D. campaigns against HOTS, "NEDRA," PP, PF, OS...

"HOTS you &$^%$ tw&T!!!!!!! Close your legs, your meatditch just sent the smog detectors over LA into code orange!!!!!!"

Damn, where was I when all this funny stuff happened?

[parfait]

You better be glad that Smelly fucker, Parfait is asleep. He will no doubt be rolling in here guns blazing. (Insert sarcastically scared emoticon here).

That Red Bicyclette shit sells like wildfire. I can't order enough of that shit for my wine customers. It's only 6 bucks a bottle so maybe that's why it's so popular. Maybe Stevew2 drinks this piss?

Am I that bad, man? You still haven't answered my other post, about me taking you on a boat trip to the French Riviera!

And seriously, wine that cheap is for cooking, not for drinking - and drinking wine from a box is flat out wrong.





(Insert sarcastically scared emoticon here) ----------------------------------->

[Rockindeano]

You better be glad that Smelly fucker, Parfait is asleep. He will no doubt be rolling in here guns blazing. (Insert sarcastically scared emoticon here).

That Red Bicyclette shit sells like wildfire. I can't order enough of that shit for my wine customers. It's only 6 bucks a bottle so maybe that's why it's so popular. Maybe Stevew2 drinks this piss?

Am I that bad, man? You still haven't answered my other post, about me taking you on a boat trip to the French Riviera!

And seriously, wine that cheap is for cooking, not for drinking - and drinking wine from a box is flat out wrong.





(Insert sarcastically scared emoticon here) ----------------------------------->

No dude, you "aren't that bad." You just took the smelly euro stereotype bait that's all. I love seeing people get all riled up, that's all. The French Riviera eh? Next Summer, I am there, but on second thought, I might find myself thrown overboard and drowning. How far is that from Montpellier?

[Michigan Girl]

Koupe tet, boule kay.

LOL!!

Hey, G ...did you know there was a band by this name?!?! Is that
what you meant? or no? ...

[Don]

Koupe tet, boule kay.

LOL!!

Hey, G ...did you know there was a band by this name?!?! Is that
what you meant? or no? ...

No, i was just polishing up on my Haitian history concerning the slave uprising and stumbled upon that.

[parfait]

You better be glad that Smelly fucker, Parfait is asleep. He will no doubt be rolling in here guns blazing. (Insert sarcastically scared emoticon here).

That Red Bicyclette shit sells like wildfire. I can't order enough of that shit for my wine customers. It's only 6 bucks a bottle so maybe that's why it's so popular. Maybe Stevew2 drinks this piss?

Am I that bad, man? You still haven't answered my other post, about me taking you on a boat trip to the French Riviera!

And seriously, wine that cheap is for cooking, not for drinking - and drinking wine from a box is flat out wrong.





(Insert sarcastically scared emoticon here) ----------------------------------->

No dude, you "aren't that bad." You just took the smelly euro stereotype bait that's all. I love seeing people get all riled up, that's all. The French Riviera eh? Next Summer, I am there, but on second thought, I might find myself thrown overboard and drowning. How far is that from Montpellier?

Did I get riled up?

Montpellier isn't far from Côte d'Azur, it's a 3-4 hours drive.

[steveo777]

You better be glad that Smelly fucker, Parfait is asleep. He will no doubt be rolling in here guns blazing. (Insert sarcastically scared emoticon here).

That Red Bicyclette shit sells like wildfire. I can't order enough of that shit for my wine customers. It's only 6 bucks a bottle so maybe that's why it's so popular. Maybe Stevew2 drinks this piss?

Am I that bad, man? You still haven't answered my other post, about me taking you on a boat trip to the French Riviera!

And seriously, wine that cheap is for cooking, not for drinking - and drinking wine from a box is flat out wrong.





(Insert sarcastically scared emoticon here) ----------------------------------->

No dude, you "aren't that bad." You just took the smelly euro stereotype bait that's all. I love seeing people get all riled up, that's all. The French Riviera eh? Next Summer, I am there, but on second thought, I might find myself thrown overboard and drowning. How far is that from Montpellier?

Did I get riled up?

Montpellier isn't far from Côte d'Azur, it's a 3-4 hours drive.

Any drive in France is potentially suicidal.

[parfait]

You better be glad that Smelly fucker, Parfait is asleep. He will no doubt be rolling in here guns blazing. (Insert sarcastically scared emoticon here).

That Red Bicyclette shit sells like wildfire. I can't order enough of that shit for my wine customers. It's only 6 bucks a bottle so maybe that's why it's so popular. Maybe Stevew2 drinks this piss?

Am I that bad, man? You still haven't answered my other post, about me taking you on a boat trip to the French Riviera!

And seriously, wine that cheap is for cooking, not for drinking - and drinking wine from a box is flat out wrong.





(Insert sarcastically scared emoticon here) ----------------------------------->

No dude, you "aren't that bad." You just took the smelly euro stereotype bait that's all. I love seeing people get all riled up, that's all. The French Riviera eh? Next Summer, I am there, but on second thought, I might find myself thrown overboard and drowning. How far is that from Montpellier?

Did I get riled up?

Montpellier isn't far from Côte d'Azur, it's a 3-4 hours drive.

Any drive in France is potentially suicidal.

For my own and France's sake; don't come here. Stay home.

There; problem solved.

[Rockindeano]

We did a great job fucking up Gunbots' thread. I couldn't tell you without looking what the thread was originally about.

[LtVanish]

I actually thought this was about the winey french people.

[parfait]

I actually thought this was about the winey french people.

But it's not. Most pointless post... Ever.

[Babyblue]

You better be glad that Smelly fucker, Parfait is asleep. He will no doubt be rolling in here guns blazing. (Insert sarcastically scared emoticon here).

That Red Bicyclette shit sells like wildfire. I can't order enough of that shit for my wine customers. It's only 6 bucks a bottle so maybe that's why it's so popular. Maybe Stevew2 drinks this piss?

Am I that bad, man? You still haven't answered my other post, about me taking you on a boat trip to the French Riviera!

And seriously, wine that cheap is for cooking, not for drinking - and drinking wine from a box is flat out wrong.





(Insert sarcastically scared emoticon here) ----------------------------------->

No dude, you "aren't that bad." You just took the smelly euro stereotype bait that's all. I love seeing people get all riled up, that's all. The French Riviera eh? Next Summer, I am there, but on second thought, I might find myself thrown overboard and drowning. How far is that from Montpellier?

Did I get riled up?

Montpellier isn't far from Côte d'Azur, it's a 3-4 hours drive.

Any drive in France is potentially suicidal.

For my own and France's sake; don't come here. Stay home.

There; problem solved.

[Don]

I'll try and steer us back on topic.

[LtVanish]

I actually thought this was about the winey french people.

But it's not. Most pointless post... Ever.

Ever? Really? Thanks for the complement!

[parfait]

I'll try and steer us back on topic.

Edited.

[Babyblue]

I'll try and steer us back on topic.

[steveo777]

I'll try and steer us back on topic.

Edited.

I think I'll go rub one out.