the Côte-d'Or offers Burgundy to Trump to make him change his mind
Dijon - 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 his 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.
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".
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.