The French government is allocating €200m (£171.6m) to destroy surplus wine and support producers.

It comes amid a cocktail of problems for the industry, including a falling demand for wine as more people drink craft beer.

Overproduction and the cost of living crisis are also hitting the industry.

Most of the €200m will be used to buy excess stock, with the alcohol sold for use in items such as hand sanitiser, cleaning products and perfume.

  • @[email protected]
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    131 year ago

    Globally there’s a glut of low quality wine.

    Tarrifs and shipping costs eat up too much profit margin.

    • @Squeezer
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      131 year ago

      Not just globally, also locally. At my house.

        • @Squeezer
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          11 year ago

          I’ve preemptively taken your advice on board, and the sad reality is that the glut was short lived. Looks like I’ll be going up the road again…