Comments on: Tasting sized pours http://www.drvino.com/2006/06/02/tasting-sized-pours-7/ wine talk that goes down easy Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:53:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Dr. Vino http://www.drvino.com/2006/06/02/tasting-sized-pours-7/#comment-251 Dr. Vino Wed, 07 Jun 2006 22:24:00 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2006/06/tasting-sized-pours-7/#comment-251 Dear anonymous,<BR/>Thank you for your loyal readership! Comments like your first remark would warm the cockles of any blogger's heart. <BR/>As to the rest of your comment, my steel fact checker was out of the Dr. Vino World Headquarters that day. So as you point out, some of the details regarding Arcelor were inaccurate. Mittal was not outbid--snubbed would have been more accurate--since, as you point out, Arcelor is trying to fend off his bid by making their own bid. While Arcelor is not a French company it does employ 30,000 people in France. And the prevailing economic climate in France is protectionist--witness the reaction to the Danone takeover rumor last summer (or the government's threat of veto in mergers in 11 industries according to the Economist, which attracted an inquiry from the EU internal market commissioner). Indeed, the PM grumbled about it. But I guess that's all he can do in this case.<BR/>Cheers, Dear anonymous,
Thank you for your loyal readership! Comments like your first remark would warm the cockles of any blogger’s heart.
As to the rest of your comment, my steel fact checker was out of the Dr. Vino World Headquarters that day. So as you point out, some of the details regarding Arcelor were inaccurate. Mittal was not outbid–snubbed would have been more accurate–since, as you point out, Arcelor is trying to fend off his bid by making their own bid. While Arcelor is not a French company it does employ 30,000 people in France. And the prevailing economic climate in France is protectionist–witness the reaction to the Danone takeover rumor last summer (or the government’s threat of veto in mergers in 11 industries according to the Economist, which attracted an inquiry from the EU internal market commissioner). Indeed, the PM grumbled about it. But I guess that’s all he can do in this case.
Cheers,

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.drvino.com/2006/06/02/tasting-sized-pours-7/#comment-252 Anonymous Wed, 07 Jun 2006 08:51:00 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2006/06/tasting-sized-pours-7/#comment-252 Dear Dr.Vino,<BR/>while your blog is a daily routine for me and I have tremendous respect for you, I would appreciate a bit more accuracy on your side. Mittal is trying to buy Arcelor, which is NOT a french company (as a matter of fact a little over 5% are owned by the Luxembourg state and roughly 85% are free float) and he was NOT outbid (in a ridiculous attempt to thwart the takeover, Arcelor's CEO and director of the board decided to "merge" with a more-than-dodgy Russian steelmaker). Dear Dr.Vino,
while your blog is a daily routine for me and I have tremendous respect for you, I would appreciate a bit more accuracy on your side. Mittal is trying to buy Arcelor, which is NOT a french company (as a matter of fact a little over 5% are owned by the Luxembourg state and roughly 85% are free float) and he was NOT outbid (in a ridiculous attempt to thwart the takeover, Arcelor’s CEO and director of the board decided to “merge” with a more-than-dodgy Russian steelmaker).

]]> By: Dr. Vino http://www.drvino.com/2006/06/02/tasting-sized-pours-7/#comment-253 Dr. Vino Mon, 05 Jun 2006 10:48:00 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2006/06/tasting-sized-pours-7/#comment-253 Excellent! Glad you liked it EVWG. Excellent! Glad you liked it EVWG.

]]> By: EVWG http://www.drvino.com/2006/06/02/tasting-sized-pours-7/#comment-254 EVWG Mon, 05 Jun 2006 10:43:00 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2006/06/tasting-sized-pours-7/#comment-254 Just want to compliment you on a great blog! Checked out Moore Brothers. What a great idea. Never would found out about it if it wasn't for Dr. Vino's blog. Thanks man.<BR/><BR/>www.evwg.blogspot.com Just want to compliment you on a great blog! Checked out Moore Brothers. What a great idea. Never would found out about it if it wasn’t for Dr. Vino’s blog. Thanks man.

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