ITALY DISTILLATION
July 7th, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLITALY has become the fourth European Union (EU) country this year to press the European Commission to allow crisis distillation to deal with a major wine grape surplus, warning the situation is so serious, riots could erupt in wine-growing areas. Speaking at a EU Council of Ministers, agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer-Boel "acknowledged the serious situation of the sector", but would not yet agree, saying the "request was still under thorough examination". If she does, it would follow similar decisions this year allowing France, Greece and ...
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