French wine growers turn to guerilla warfare

[AMX]

One thing puzzles me:

Jean-Marc Ribet of Chateau de la Vernede, which produces high-quality wine mainly for the export market, says supermarkets and restaurants are making huge profits at wine-producers' expense, often buying wine at one euro (£0.67; $1.33) a litre and selling it on for 15 euros a litre.

It seems the main problem is not the reduced consumption, but the excessive profit margin of the middlemen.
So why are these dimwits trying to extort the government, rather than the distributors?

[Mobius]

french mind:
If there is a problem then ask to the government and if the government doesn't comply: make threat (strike, outsourcing, whatever).

Everyone do it from building squatters to big businesses.

[Elaro]

One thing puzzles me:

Jean-Marc Ribet of Chateau de la Vernede, which produces high-quality wine mainly for the export market, says supermarkets and restaurants are making huge profits at wine-producers' expense, often buying wine at one euro (£0.67; $1.33) a litre and selling it on for 15 euros a litre.

It seems the main problem is not the reduced consumption, but the excessive profit margin of the middlemen.
So why are these dimwits trying to extort the government, rather than the distributors?

Because the French think they're communists?