Bordeaux's Small Grapegrowers in Crisis

Protesters plead for help as shrinking wine consumption in France and changes in China have left them facing ruin

Bordeaux's Small Grapegrowers in Crisis
In December, French winegrowers organized outside CIVB headquarters. (Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images)
From the Mar 31, 2023, issue

A crowd of disgruntled vignerons and their allies marched through downtown Bordeaux in December, calling for help to save their livelihoods. When the hundreds of marchers reached the doors of the Bordeaux Wine Council (CIVB), the local trade organization, they piled dead vines on its doorstep and hung a dummy from a tree outside. Read on.

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