European vineyards may have to turn a BILLION litres of wine into industrial alcohol amid a huge surplus caused by the coronavirus outbreak
France, Italy, and Spain have asked the European Commission to approve a 'crisis distillation' programme
According to the Dailymail, A billion litres of European wine could end up as industrial alcohol as the coronavirus pandemic hits the bottle hard.
French MEP Éric Andrieu, from the winemaking Aude region, has warned that a lack of storage following widespread bar, restaurant, and shop closures coupled with a drop in exports has led to more wine than vineyards can cope with.
He said that border closures mean that wine due for export or sale has been left in tanks.
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