Spanish wine: the wrath of the producers of Languedoc – Le Parisien

IMPORT. Several actions were carried out by activists protesting against the import of Spanish wine

For within a month of harvest, activists Crav (Regional Committee of wine share) Languedoc-Roussillon would not let up.

After attacking a merchant producer of Ouveillan (Aude) Vinadeis then the producer group in Maureilhan (Hérault) – Vinadeis filed a complaint with the prosecutor of Béziers – and emptied it two weeks ago, the dealer’s tanks Biron in Sète (Hérault), here they threaten supermarkets.

“I think we will go further and further. And the next step is retail. We take appointments courtesy. And if she does not play the game, we will deal with supermarkets like we did the other “, threatened a spokesman of the underground movement, back to camera 3 France Languedoc-Roussillon. Activists argue that the current conditions of the wine business are no longer fair. In their sight, Spanish wines € 32 per hectolitre. They accuse the operators of supermarkets to use them to obtain lower prices in line and improve their margins.

The courses are declining

These are wines that give the appearance of being produced in France but come from (as evidenced labeling written in very small) of the European Community. This sleight ride interested state services that increase the controls. “We do not feel targeted by these threats. 75% of wines sold in this range are originally from France. Premium products are the French wines accompany our upmarket. We offer in our wine fairs abroad, “replied Nicolas Calo, communications director of Lidl France. At Carrefour, the figure is 80% advance of the wines produced in France and the firm is in contract with 53 producing organisms in Languedoc-Roussillon. Despite these markets, prices are down. In late July, the rosé market without geographical indication has even collapsed to 53 € per hectolitre. A misery. “Everybody went to this market in strong development, overestimating the market capacity,” said one observer.

Some cooperatives and not the least on the arms have thousands hectoliters. “Stocks are rising but they certainly were too low last year. It is enough that the next harvest is lower advertised for current drought due to revert to a better balance, “said for his part Volontat Xavier, president of CIVL (Interprofessional Council of Languedoc wines) whose names and IGP are, for the time spared by the crisis. But the producers, themselves, see the thousands of hectoliters of rosé or red, representing their remuneration, stored in tanks.

Le Parisien Claude Massonnet

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