USA-EU WINE TRADE AGREEMENT FEATURE
September 1st, 2005
BY ALAN OSBORNMORE than 20 years after an agreement was first proposed, a deal has been struck between the European Union (EU) and the United States over wine and both sides have acclaimed it. But has the EU given too much away? There have been grumbles from champagne, port and sherry producers, among others, that the agreement "marks a real missed opportunity to make progress on...the protection of many famous winemaking locations." The European Parliament has gone further, passing a resolution saying that the deal is merely "an initial, insufficient and ...
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