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.

  • Jackofmany@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Australia has so called “clean skin” wines. Plain bottles with only the region and grape type.

    Large volumes of surplus wine gets sold like this so the big brands can manage their brand value.

    It’s pot luck what you get, but sometimes it’s gold and it’s nearly always half decent.