Thierry Coste, who chairs the Copa and Cogeca (farmers and agri-cooperative organisations in the EU) wine working party, said in Brussels on Tuesday 18 October that European wine production has fallen this year compared with last, largely as a result of weather conditions. Quality, however, is expected to be good, he said.
Some EU member states have been affected by drought while others have suffered frost and hail. “Production is still at a fair level after the excellent year in...