Why is a winery called Folie a Deux if that means?
why is a winery called folie a deux if it means a madness shared by two? that doesnt make sense!!
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Maybe it’s founders named it tongue in cheek.
I could infer that it was founded by 2 people that stretched their resources to a kind of "point of madness" in order to establish it.
That’s my best guess, anyway…
ADD: Heheh…I’ve gotta be close on that. Look at their website. You have to pass the "21 check" and then you find another name just as "interesting".
http://www.folieadeux.com/home.html
ADD2: Okay then! I also found this page (if it lets you straight in) that shows they take liberties with the translation of "Folie a Deux".
http://www.folieadeux.com/fad/