Apparently, Disney is backing out of their plan to sell Ratatouille-branded wine. According to Consumerist, Disney and Costco (the proposed retailer) are under investigation by the Alcoholic Beverage Control for attempting to market to minors.
The idea that Disney would be marketing booze to minors seems a bit of a stretch to me. More likely, their target was nerdy adult fans of the movie (myself included) eager to drop some coin on Ratatouille-related merch. Speaking of which, I was in Disneyland recently, and there was nary a Ratatouille product to buy. Had there been, I surely would have come home with a lot of it.
And, by the way, the food sucks at Disneyland. All of it. I wasn't exactly expecting Thomas Keller, but really, would it kill them to have something decent? At least you can get a microbrew in California Adventure... which after two days of walking around in the sun was just about the best beer I ever had. Nearly 8 bucks a pop, though.
