AUSTRALIA WINE RESTRICTIONS
March 1st, 2003 BY KEITH NUTHALLAUSTRALIAN wine imports treated with sawdust and oak chips to maximise their oaky flavours are likely to be admitted to the European Union (EU) permanently, even though the practice is currently banned for EU wine makers.Negotiations between the European Commission and the Australian government on allowable wine making practices are - said a Brussels memorandum - subject to "smooth progress." As a result, the Commission has asked EU ministers to approve the sale of wine in the EU treated with chips and sawdust, where they are made from "grapes ...
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