EU Vineyards Get Ripped
Filed in archive Wine Making by tammy on September 19, 2006

But, ripping out vineyards seems like a pretty extreme measure.
From EU Ministers Eye Wine Reform:
A plan to uproot huge swaths of vineyards across Europe is at the heart of the discussion to restore balance to the market. There is talk of ripping out what amounts to more than 10 percent of the vineyards.
The EU head office has said European taxpayers had to fork out $190 million this year to distill
unsold wine into industrial alcohol or biofuel to prevent a surplus undermining wine prices. there is concern that increasingly popular sales of wines from Australia, Chile, South Africa and other producers could soon turn the EU into a net importer of wines.French officials insisted any reform should have a proper "safety net" to ensure vintners don't face sudden ruin.
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