Bronco Wines killed it.. oh well.

Post #392,980 by Ashton 8/8/14 10:05:36 PM Reply	Bronco Wines killed it.. oh well.
Post #392,985 by Andrew Grygus 8/9/14 2:38:51 AM Reply	No, Bronco Wines created it. When they started, thre was a horrible glut of good wine grapes due to over-aged yuppies from Sillycone Valley buying up land and planting grapes with dreams of wine making glory - right into a wine recession and a change in market tastes. Bronco bought it up by the tanker load, fermented and bottled it. This gave Bronco a good reputation - cheap wine out of good grapes - and they owned a small plot of vinyard in the prestigious Napa Valley, where they bottled it - and called it "Napa Valley Wine" (as I recall, the State or Feds sued them over that). This gave Bronco time to build its bulk swill operation - and a yuppie recognized and approved brand name with which to sell it - and with enough demand to keep Trader Joe's on board - right when they had expanded so much they needed massive volume they had a hard time getting. Evil always wins - because Good sleeps in late and takes a lot of naps.
Post #392,986 by Ashton 8/9/14 5:01:27 AM Reply	I meant the original post, now deleted; sign says Bronco objected (under rubric of 'unsubstantiated') which I guess now, means: Prove It Mofo! or we get it censored. So I missed details of this-all. Remember: I live in Valley of the Moon, surrounded by those yuppie wannabes + the Natives, here before they were born. (At least their motorcades almost vanish on weekdays and we can get back to near-silence.) I'm glad I got to sample the obscenely expensive chateaux before moving here; could discern (not describe) the subtle flavors--would prefer a decent bottle or two of such monthly!--but I can also tolerate well lots of $15 options. Other indulgences trump competing with the nouveau riche for casual and conspicuous extravagance. Have had 'Crane Lake', also a local 'Grand Cru' [!! Oh, the Presumptuousness] Merlot at ~ $4; it ain't no Ch. Raymond but surprisingly reminiscent; I say--bargain. 'bulk swill' Love It (the name that is; screw 2-buck-chuck; we grommits demand 'l33t $3.50 swill or Nothing. I WANT my 'less-than' arrow BACK; you put one in there and it nulls everything beyond, on SAVE. Admin is a poo-poo head.
Post #392,992 by Andrew Grygus 8/9/14 10:52:15 AM Reply	Well . . . . . I preserved a copy on this weird memory film they say is made from dead trees. Of course, I can't post it because that would violate someone's copyright - and attract a swarm of Bronco's lawyers.
Post #392,995 by folkert 8/9/14 11:48:25 AM Reply	Sort of like the two rat limit in hot Hot dogs.. -- greg@gregfolkert.net "No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible." --Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
Post #392,997 by crazy 8/9/14 1:35:49 PM Reply	But no kangaroos When brother worked at a hot dog plant he tells of a story concerning a trainload of kangaroo carcasses that arrived. They spent several days guiding the FDA inspectors around it, always a few steps ahead of them to hide what was going on.
Post #393,003 by Andrew Grygus 8/9/14 6:38:31 PM Reply	Really? Isn't kangaroo a little costly for hot dogs here in North America? Kangaroo carcases are rather low yield - they haven't had the benefit of several thousand years of selective breeding for meat. They're also a fair amount of trouble to butcher. I won't be able to complete my kangaroo page until I finish with eudicots, but what I do know causes me to very much doubt stories like this.
Post #393,027 by crazy 8/10/14 12:20:58 PM Reply	Yup 33 years ago. I have no reason to doubt, I heard about his trials and tribulations concerning this for several days as it was happening. I assume they got imported without the correct paperwork, and were destined to be destroyed, therefor were underpriced as compared to legal meat, but I do not really know why.

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