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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9863

18 March 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture
France objects to developing rosé table wines from a blend of red and white wine

Brussels, 17/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - In a press release published on Friday 13 March, Michel Barnier, France's Agriculture Minister, objects to the proposal aimed at authorising a mixture of white and red wine for the production of rosé wines in the table wine category (wines without designation of origin or protected geographical indication). Community regulation in force until 31 July 2009 bans this method of blending red and white wine. The European Commission has suggested lifting the...

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