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EU wine must change its ways.

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The Commission has put forward serious and long-overdue proposals for reform of a wine sector which faces ever-increasing competition from New World producers. The present system is not only a burden on the EU taxpayer, it is also damaging the industry.

EU wine producers still make some outstanding wines, but many of them have lost touch with the demands of their consumers. New World wine makers are much more ...

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