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 CRAV Grape Activists Threaten French President A group of activists called the Regional Committee for Viticultural Action (aka CRAV) is giving French President, Nicholas Sarkozy, a monetary ultimatum – subsidize the distilling of surplus wine or feel its wrath. These terrorists of the grape have been known to hijack wine shipments and blow up government buildings. I guess CRAV’s motto is “French President’s begin as grapes, and it’s up to CRAV to stomp the cr_p out of them until they do something acceptable.”  In a recorded message delivered to a regional television station, CRAV told the new president that in addition to more money, it wants Europe to continue a subsidy for distilling surplus wine into alcohol spirit.
CRAV also called on fellow winemakers to unite.
The activists make reference to a 1907 winemakers' uprising in Montpellier when army troops opened fire on thousands of demonstrators, killing six people.
(sciencedaily)References: sciencedaily, Comment: on Wine Terrorism |
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