Burgundy will send wine to Trump: "We want to touch the chord of the president to change his mind on the sanctions," says a vig ...

The department of Côte-d'Or will send two bottles of Burgundy to US President Donald Trump to try to change his mind on the customs sanctions against the European Union, which must target French wine, announced its president François Sauvadet. "It's a shame, Mister President, to penalize the American people by imprudently taxing our wines.As soon as you have tasted them you will come back on your decision," said Mr. Sauvadet Monday afternoon on his Twitter account.

I will send @realDonaldTrump a bottle of our fine #BurgundyCotedOr wine produced by Philippe Charlopin. Too bad Mister President to penalize the Americans with senseless taxes on our #wines. As soon as you taste it, you will change your mind. Cc @ USEmbassyFrancepic.twitter.com / twbFHF9YeX

The president of the Burgundy department had presented a little earlier, during a plenary session, one of the bottles in question: a red wine from "Bourgogne Côte-d'Or" of the Philippe Charlopin estate. The American president will also receive a bottle of white wine of the same name. "This is a support to the wine sector of Côte-d'Or" and in particular to the young regional appellation "Burgundy Côte-d'Or", created in 2017, told AFP a spokesman of the departmental council , adding that the gift would be shipped "in the days to come".

"If tomorrow the market stops, it will be an economic disaster"

The World Trade Organization (WTO) had given a little earlier Monday its final authorization in Washington to impose customs sanctions against the European Union, in retaliation for subsidies granted to the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus.
For viticulture, this would result in 25% tariffs, a blow for Burgundy while the United States is the first foreign customer, weighing nearly a quarter of exports. Sanctions "perfectly unfair" for Burgundy wine growers, who feel that they are collateral victims of a trade conflict that exceeds them. Some hope that negotiations will lead to the lifting of sanctions before they enter into force on 18 October.

"On the pretext that there is a problem with the planes, we come to bother us about the wine, that's what we do not understand," said Thiébault Hubert, president of the Confederation of Appellations and Vintners of Burgundy , at the micro of Europe 1. "The Côte-d'Or with its grands crus is dreaming millions of Americans so it would be a pity to put a brake on this market dynamic.If tomorrow the market stops it will be a economic disaster, "he added. The winemaker hopes to "touch the chord of President Trump, who also produces wine" to make him change his mind on sanctions.