Comments on: Busted http://www.cherriesandclay.com/2010/02/04/busted/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:19:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Shea http://www.cherriesandclay.com/2010/02/04/busted/#comment-1565 Shea Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:23:20 +0000 http://www.cherriesandclay.com/?p=2539#comment-1565 Mmm gotta love E&J Gallo. I definitely remember having this many years ago. The sad part is people get introduced to "pinot noir" through this stuff and never experience what the grape actually tastes like. Mmm gotta love E&J Gallo. I definitely remember having this many years ago. The sad part is people get introduced to “pinot noir” through this stuff and never experience what the grape actually tastes like.

]]> By: Steve Winston http://www.cherriesandclay.com/2010/02/04/busted/#comment-1563 Steve Winston Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:07:36 +0000 http://www.cherriesandclay.com/?p=2539#comment-1563 In January 2010, when Steve Heimoff asked Gina Gallo what was the "Weakest performing brands of 2009?" She answered: "Some of the hardest sells were the international — Red Bicyclette, Europe, because of the exchange [rate]. " As the Decanter commenters ask, how could E&J Gallo think they could buy that much French juice at that price? Maybe they knew all along? There has always been a lot of "Don't ask; Don't tell" in the jug wine industry. In January 2010, when Steve Heimoff asked Gina Gallo what was the

“Weakest performing brands of 2009?”

She answered:

“Some of the hardest sells were the international — Red Bicyclette, Europe, because of the exchange [rate]. ”

As the Decanter commenters ask, how could E&J Gallo think they could buy that much French juice at that price? Maybe they knew all along? There has always been a lot of “Don’t ask; Don’t tell” in the jug wine industry.

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