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French wine makers have destroyed crate-loads of Spanish sparkling wine in protest over cheap imports of booze from the neighbouring country.
Protesters stopped several trucks importing wines from Spain at the Le Bolou tollbooth just 10 miles from the southern border between France and Spain this morning.
They destroyed several wine shipments by smashing the bottles and pouring the wine onto the road. Some even flicked open the tap on a Spanish lorry, which caused red wine to gush onto the motorway.
The furious winemakers also piled up several crates of tomatoes and tyres to set them on fire.
The protest is part of the 'economic war against economic criminals who abuse ruined winegrowers', according to Frederic Rouanet, the president of a local syndicate of winemakers.
Figures from the European Commission say wine consumption for the current year is estimated to have fallen 15 per cent in France, seven per cent in Italy, ten per cent in Spain, and a staggering 34 per cent in Portugal.
However, production in the EU has risen by four per cent.
The Commission said the worst affected areas were those producing reds and rosés from regions of France, Spain and Portugal.
Spanish importers try and beat their French competition by offering cheaper prices, threatening the livelihoods of many French winemakers.
They also piled up hundreds of cardboard crates carrying Spanish tomatoes and lit them on fire
French wine makers destroy Spanish wine in protest over cheap imports
French wine makers have destroyed crate-loads of Spanish sparkling wine in protest over cheap imports of booze from the neighbouring country.
Protesters stopped several trucks importing wines from Spain at the Le Bolou tollbooth just 10 miles from the southern border between France and Spain this morning.
They destroyed several wine shipments by smashing the bottles and pouring the wine onto the road. Some even flicked open the tap on a Spanish lorry, which caused red wine to gush onto the motorway.
The furious winemakers also piled up several crates of tomatoes and tyres to set them on fire.
The protest is part of the 'economic war against economic criminals who abuse ruined winegrowers', according to Frederic Rouanet, the president of a local syndicate of winemakers.
Figures from the European Commission say wine consumption for the current year is estimated to have fallen 15 per cent in France, seven per cent in Italy, ten per cent in Spain, and a staggering 34 per cent in Portugal.
However, production in the EU has risen by four per cent.
The Commission said the worst affected areas were those producing reds and rosés from regions of France, Spain and Portugal.
Spanish importers try and beat their French competition by offering cheaper prices, threatening the livelihoods of many French winemakers.
They also piled up hundreds of cardboard crates carrying Spanish tomatoes and lit them on fire
French wine makers destroy Spanish wine in protest over cheap imports
