Topic: Wine Wars

2 chapters across the catalog

Crush ICE
Episode 1048 2:49:50 - 2:54:12

1048: Crush ICE

Canadian Boycott of American Goods, Trade War

A small restaurant in Quebec, La La Bistro, gained national attention for boycotting American products like California wine in response to President Trump's trade policies. The hosts characterize the boycott as "juvenile" and predict that the trade tensions are a "spring action" that will eventually lead to a market-exploding resolution.

Attack Of The Icebergs
Episode 152 8:24 - 11:44

152: Attack Of The Icebergs

French Wine Wars and Minitel System History

French farmers reportedly hijacked tanker trucks of Spanish wine and dumped the contents into sewers to protest anti-drinking laws and the blending of foreign grapes. The conversation shifts to the history of the Minitel system in France, noting how the closed text-messaging network eventually became a platform for solicitation.