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Bastille Day!-Drink your French Wine today - 7/14/2008 6:59:30 AM   
J2K

 

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Status: offline 		For all the French wine lovers you now have another reason to drink French wine today (as if you needed one) with some food of course. Just don't storm any prisons.





[font="arial, geneva, helvetica"]Celebrate Bastille Day[font="arial, geneva, helvetica"] 





[font="verdana, geneva, helvetica"]France in the late 1780s was a country ruled by a corrupt aristocracy. The country was nearing bankruptcy, the poor had little to no food and the growing middle-class (bourgeoisie) felt powerless over the future of their country. Outraged, the a group of Parisians banned together on July 14, 1789, and stormed the Bastille prison, releasing the seven prisoners inside. On July 16, King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette recognized the revolutionaries, prior to fleeing to Versailles for refuge. 
[font="verdana, geneva, helvetica"]This march on the Bastille, a symbol of the hypocrisy and corruption of France's political system, marked the beginning of the French Revolution. The lasting significance of this event was the recognition that power was not held by the King or God, but by the people. 
Bastille Day was proclaimed a French national holiday in 1880 and in 1848 the motto "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" was reinstated. An annual celebration of their independence, Bastille Day is generally celebrated with an impressive parade up the Champs Elysées, festivals, parties and fireworks. 

I'm sure you all know the wines, but here is some food.
http://frenchfood.about.com/



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RE: Bastille Day!-Drink your French Wine today - 7/14/2008 8:18:50 AM   
Paul S

 

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From: Singapore
Status: online 		French wine lover here - but am strangely drinking an value Australian Cab today. Majella 2003, get a bottle or two if you can, great value if you enjoy Coonawara.

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RE: Bastille Day!-Drink your French Wine today - 7/14/2008 9:00:46 AM   
J2K

 

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      Why didn't you tell us you had another site??
http://www.sergetheconcierge.com/2007/07/celebration-bas.html

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RE: Bastille Day!-Drink your French Wine today - 7/14/2008 9:05:42 AM   
Serge Birbrair

 

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Status: offline 		My modesty I was born with prevented me from posting all my websites and aliases.

But...there are always exceptions from the rule.
My favorite one is
http://pusi.com - it has it all.



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RE: Bastille Day!-Drink your French Wine today - 7/14/2008 7:16:03 PM   
zippz

 

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From: Chicago IL USA
Status: offline 		"Every generation needs a new revolution."
"The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that i wish it to be always kept alive."  ~ Thomas Jefferson
(more Jefferson quotes click here and scroll)

America is way over due for a Bastille Day of their own... and i don't just mean the drinking.

I wonder what that would look like?... you know the day itself...
or are the days of violent revolutions officially over?
Well...when you consider how well equipped the riot police/military are these days
...looks like we're better off staying home hugging our bottles.


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