EU WINE REFORMS CONTINUE TO STALL

EU farm ministers are still failing to see eye to eye. According to the AP, France staunchly defended many of the old practices the EU hopes to overturn, such as turning unwanted wine into industrial alcohol or biofuels, during today’s meeting. Proponents believe the old practices are too expensive or cause overproduction, which has hurt the EU’s competitive ranking in the world market. It’s no secret that the EU wine industry has had trouble keeping up with the times, which