Comments on: Liver battle: French politician says “non” to California wine

By: luc ertoran

luc ertoran — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 01:29:00 +0000

Viva Los pinche freedom fries!!!

By: Wednesday’s Meritage « Talk-A-Vino

Wednesday’s Meritage « Talk-A-Vino — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:02:07 +0000

[...] the “interesting news” department, here are few things for you. First, an interesting short post by Dr. Vino – it appears that French politician is proposing to ban California wine as a response to Foie [...]

By: gabe

gabe — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 01:40:43 +0000

i saw a chicken truck on the highway the other day, and it made me sad. the foie gras ban feels like a symbolic move, full of righteous indignation, signifying nothing

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 01:28:27 +0000

I can’t think of two worse behaved groups of people Californians and the French.

By: Aaron Meeker

Aaron Meeker — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 20:18:58 +0000

Torture is a strong word. If that was the case then we would all be vegetarian or at the very least succumb to free range and organic proteins only. The commercial poultry and beef business makes the small artisan Foie Gras operation look like a tofu plant. Chickens breaking their legs due to hormones, etc.

By: RobinC

RobinC — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 19:52:07 +0000

Since I don’t drink California wine when I’m in France and I don’t like foie gras, neither of these boycots affect me at all. I do feel for the geese. If you kill an animal for food you don’t have to torture it first.

By: Aaron Meeker

Aaron Meeker — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:25:42 +0000

I really wonder if the PETA folks have ever been to a Foie farm? It’s not forced stuffings and caged animals that are waiting for their liver to explode.

The government influence is unreal. Cigarettes are legal but Foie Gras is not? If the wine biz wasn’t such a large part of the Banana Republic economy of the state, I wouldn’t be surprised if groups got the state to listen to prohibition talks.

I am in LA this week and have heard from restaurants that they can give it away but not charge for it. ($20 brioche toast with blueberry compote and here is your side of complimentary butter and Foie gras…)

By: Repp4

Repp4 — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:14:56 +0000

In general i would rather sit with a dog than people, they’re much more interesting and actually pay attention unlike most people. And as for Foie gras i can take or leave it. But my concern is the looniness of the left coast will actually surface in a civilized part of the country and we’ll have more government interference in our lives. Where does it end? If people are allowed to vote with their feet and not buy the product it would solve itself, but not where the self absorbed judgemental Californicators are involved.