NEWS FLASH: wine causes international rift–between teetotalers
A day after President Bush and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed over nuclear issues from the same UN lectern, something other than uranium enrichment came between them: wine. Roll the tape:
The Iranian president, a strict Muslim, declined to attend a lunch for world leaders, including Bush, hosted by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, ostensibly because wine was on the menu. Other Muslim leaders attended. [Reuters]
The irony? BOTH the men are teetotalers! Maybe they would have bonded if Annan had served another beverage–Coke? Turkish coffee? Hmm, we need something neutral–Swiss Miss!!!!
From the archives:
“Leaders, wine and war: a taste test” [Dr. V]
tags: wine | diplomacy | Ahmadinejad | Swiss Miss
Sep
21
2006
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On September 21st, 2006 at 8:30 am ,winesmith wrote:
Dr Vino: Just wondering what you think of another wine story from the Middle East. Yesterday Reuters reported on efforts to upgrade the status of Kosher wine from something that’s “back by the toilets.”
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