French winemakers` war with Spanish intensifies
The Spanish foreign ministry has branded the actions of a group of French winemakers who destroyed thousands of litres of Spanish wine a “flagrant violation” of EU principles.
Earlier this week around 150 French winegrowers targeted five tanks carrying Spanish wine into France from Spain, draining some 70,000 litres of wine onto the motorway.
The group of winegrowers, from the southern departments of Aude and Pyrénées Orientale, were acting in protest against increased imports of cut-price wine into France from Spain and Italy. They claim such wine is not being properly traced and is therefore in violation of EU regulations.
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