Wine is the lifeline of France’s southwestern Bordeaux area, utilizing 60,000 individuals both straight and indirectly. But faced with dropping intake, overflow and the French state’s “grubbing up” plan, the wine sector is being forced to reinvent itself in order to endure. Wine makers are seeking brand-new outlets, whether that indicates distilling surplus stock or creating alcohol-free or gleaming wines. FRANCE 24’s Antonia Kerrigan and Fadile Bhayat report.
Source: France 24
