War on terroirism

"Earlier this month a group of radical wine producers calling itself CRAV released an al-Qaeda-style video in which seven balaclava-wearing men threatened violence unless the French government put up the price of wine.
How seriously to take their threat that “blood will flow” is uncertain, but it would be unwise to dismiss it. Already there have been reports of attacks with small explosive devices against supermarkets selling foreign plonk in the Languedoc region, believed to be home to the shadowy CRAV, the Union for Viticultural Action. Shots have been fired at a lorry bringing wine from abroad. The last time the wine industry revolted, exactly 100 years ago, the army fired at the demonstrators, killing six."

Excellent Economist article on the future of the French wine industry under Sarkozy. I don't subscribe to the ideology, but a good article nevertheless.