Steve Nosko wrote:
"Cecil Moore" wrote in message
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Reg Edwards wrote:

By the way, I'm on Dourthe No.1, Bordeaux 2001, tonight.

I hear the French are pi$$ed at us for our small boycott of
French wine, French vacations, French Fries, etc. :-) Ever
notice that us and US mean the same thing for us?
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp



Don't know if it is true, but I heard that France had a problem that
wiped out one type or area of grapes and they imported some of the same type
from the U.S. True?

73,

The French wine industry was decimated in the 19th century by
a phylloxera infestation from America. The problem was solved by
using native American root stock onto which French grape vines were
grafted. Most wine grapes in America have European ancestry.
I doubt whether there's a grape vine in the world that cares
who is president of the U.S.
73,
Tom Donaly, KA6RUH