| Leading members of the French wine industry have signaled their intention to challenge EU winemaking reforms, reports Decanter.com.
Earlier this year, the EU announced a raft of reforms that will see the phasing out of vine-pulling, crisis distillation, and grants for retiring from viticulture.
It cited both the high cost, and the fact the measures do nothing to encourage producers to address the problem of quality.
The reforms will mostly affect France , Spain and Italy , who between them receive almost 90% of EU subsidies. Current proposals are due to be formally voted on in the European parliament on 24 January, with decisions being made public from February and brought in from 2008. |
