Mr Chris wrote:
Really? So the fact that the majority of red wine types are named after regions of France passed you by? Oh, you're from the Midlands, aren't you?
ymmv?
Your Mileage May Vary.
I live in Wolverhampton, which has no Wolves, work near Shrewsbury which has no Shrews, and work in Telford (which I'm reasonably sure doesn't have a ford). I come from near Brownhills which is grey and flat.
The fact that anything is named after anything, means little to me - I've never heard 'Ah, you big wine drinker!' as any kind of racial slur. And when I've seen beret-wearing onion-eaters* standing around atop the Eiffel Tower, refusing to invade Iraq, the red wine just didn't stand out in the picture for me.
* Obviously I am describing an assembly of the French parliament. Jesus, someone shoot me already.