Marseille (AFP)
The president of the Paca region, "first region" producer of rosé in the world, according to Mr. Muselier, sent two boxes of wine to Donald Trump in response to the threats of the American president to impose additional customs duties on wines French.
"President Trump, drink our rosé, do not tax it!" Writes Saturday in a statement the president LR of the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region, Renaud Muselier.
"By threatening to overtax the French rosé wines, he (Mr. Trump) is making a serious mistake, he is jeopardizing an exceptional economic sector and is attacking the art of living in the French," deplores the elected .
"Mr. Trump, our rosé, rather than taxing it excessively, we must love it with passion and enjoy it in moderation!", Adds Mr. Muselier, who announces that he sent Saturday morning two boxes of rosé from the region to the House. white.
Friday night, Donald Trump flew to the G7 summit in Biarritz threatening to impose additional tariffs on French wines in retaliation for the taxation of the US digital giants.
With 300 million bottles of rosé produced each year, or 35% of French production, Provence-Alpes-Côte d? Azur is the first region of rosé production in the world, according to Mr. Muselier.
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