RIVESALTES WINES
January 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALL
WINE growers in southern France's Rivesaltes region must repay some state aid paid by the French government during a 1996-2000 sales crisis said the European Commission. It ruled illegal subsidies used for selling local table wines rather than 'Rivesaltes' or 'Grand Roussillon' appellations and for vineyard reconversions covering over 30% or Euro 5,000/hectare of costs.
WINE growers in southern France's Rivesaltes region must repay some state aid paid by the French government during a 1996-2000 sales crisis said the European Commission. It ruled illegal subsidies used for selling local table wines rather than 'Rivesaltes' or 'Grand Roussillon' appellations and for vineyard reconversions covering over 30% or Euro 5,000/hectare of costs.
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