Actually, from what I've seen, French people do drink nouveau wines, but not just Beaujolais - there are many others. I like them for a change - I usually buy the cheaper ones from another region...... -Patrick
> -----Original Message----- > From: William H. Bowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 12:36 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Beaujolais Nouveau scam? > > > <cf_accent type="french-outrageous"> > There ees nothing wronguh with the liking of Louis Jadot Beaujolais > Villages, eet ees whan we see you silly Americans drinking > the Beaujolais > Nouveau that we laugh with great gusto not seen since the days of the > Revolu-shon. > > For you see eet is real wine that has been, how do you say? Ahh-gehd > properlee? > </cf_accent> > > Sure Nouveau is a scam (try laying some 2002 down until about > June 2003 - > blecch!!), but Old-veau (as my wine shop (owner) friend likes > to call it) is > just fine; so fear not oh quaffer of Beaujolais Villages. > > Oh and yes I did buy several bottles of George Duboeuf > Beajolais Nouveau > <cf_winesnob>(more accurately "Primeur" not Nouveau)</cf_winesnob>this > year... I can hear the Gendarme coming for me now! > > > will > ---- > > William H. Bowen > Webmaster > > ALSTOM's T&D Energy Automation & Information Business > > "Your friendly neighborhood Webmaster!" > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.esca.com/ > > 425.739.3629 Voice > 425.466.7016 Cell > 425.739.3690 FAX > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Adam Churvis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 2:19 AM > Subject: Re: Beaujolais Nouveau scam? > > > > If you like Beaujolais, you really should try the Louis Jadot > > Beaujolais-Villages. I currently have some from the 2000 > season, and I've > > always been afraid to admit that it's my favorite young > wine. I've had > > nightmares that go like this: > > > > --- > > French Person: Do you like wine, Messieur? > > > > Adam: Yes, I do. > > > > French Person: What kind of wine do you like? > > > > Adam: You know, I really like Louis Jadot > Beaujolais-Villages. It has a > > bright presence, and a spr-- > > > > French Person: I'm afraid you will have to come with me, Messieur. > > > > Adam: --ightly finish. Huh? Come with you? By whose authority? > > > > French Person: By the authority vested in me for being > French and having a > > well developed knowledge of wine, Messieur, which as you > know are mostly o > ne > > and the same! > > > > Adam: What am I being charged with? > > > > French Person: You are charged with the most despicable > crime in all of > > France: being a typical American! > > > > Adam: But I'm not! I'm not! Look, I didn't buy any kitchy > postcards of the > > Eiffel Tower, I'm not doing any Maurice Chevalier > imitations, and I'm not > > even trying to speak French! > > > > French Person: Perhaps these things will save your life, > Messieur, but you > > must come in for questioning... > > > > (later that evening, after being strapped to a chair in a cool, dark > earthen > > dungeon, a bright light shining in my eyes...) > > > > Different French Person: So... you are American, no? > > > > Adam: Yes. > > > > Different French Person: And you claim to savor a > Beaujolias. I suppose it > > is because it is the only wine you can pronounce? > > > > Adam: No, I can also pronounce "Chateau Lafite Rothschild" > and "Chateau > > Margeaux--" > > > > French people in the room, grasping their ears in severe > pain: No! Stop! > > Stop! Do not try to speak French! > > > > Adam: Sorry. > > > > Different French Person: Tell me, Messieur: do you choose a > wine based on > > how "pretty" the label is, like most Americans? Are you > attracted to the > > bright watercolor prints on coated white paper labels with > their stylish > > fontography and plain English names like "Autumn Blush?" > > > > Adam: No! That stuff is mass-market Californian swill! I > would never stoop > > that low! > > > > Yet another French Person, standing beside a curtain: Perhaps no, > Messieur. > > But... SHE would! (throws aside the curtain) > > > > Adam: Lisa!!! > > > > French Person: Yes, Messieur! Your wife! Our agents caught her on > > videotape back in your United States, purchasing THIS! > (hands me a bottle > of > > wine with a holographic 3D label that shows bright flowers > blossoming as > you > > rotate the bottle) > > > > Adam: "Berry Blossom Zinfandel?" Lisa, how could you?! > > > > French Person: At this point, Messieur, your only chance of > making it out > of > > this wine cellar alive is for your wife to answer the > following questions > > accurately. Francois, bring the cheeses. > > > > Adam: No!!! She's just a novice! Don't! > > > > French Person: Mrs. Churvis, before you are three soft > cheeses. Identify > > which one is the Brie, which is the Boursault, and which is the > > Brillat-Savarin... > > > > Adam: NOOOOO!!!!!!! > > > > (wakes up in a cold sweat, panting) > > --- > > > > Something like that. Anyone out there also like the Louis Jadot? > > > > Respectfully, > > > > Adam Phillip Churvis > > Advanced Intensive ColdFusion MX Training > > http://www.ColdFusionTraining.com > > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Phone: 770-446-8866 > > Team Macromedia Volunteer for ColdFusion > > http://www.macromedia.com/support/forums/team_macromedia/ > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ben Braver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 5:46 PM > > Subject: Beaujolais Nouveau scam? > > > > > > > Amusing article about marketing super-hype: > > > > > > http://slate.msn.com/?id=2074387 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
