In early July the EU launched its proposal for reform of the wine sector. Today large amounts of money are spent on various measures, that may not always improve the competitiveness of the wine industry, for example financing distillation of wine that no one wants to buy. The proposal has of course generated a lot of reaction from the main wine producing countries in the EU, but perhaps less violent reactions than could have been expected. Mariann Fischer Boel is on a tour of Europe to promote her proposal. We will come back to the proposed measures when we’ve had a closer look. beveragedaily.com
