A cocktail of problems has hit the wine industry, including demand falling as more people drink craft beer.

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.

  • barsoap@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 年前

    That’s exactly what they’re doing, hence the mention of hand sanitizer and stuff.

    They could also turn it into Vodka but then the Slavs would have another temper tantrum.