Wine names hit back at French government "scare" tactics
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Leading names in the French wine industry hit out at the government for "demonizing" wine-drinkers in its campaign to cut down on alcohol abuse.
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French winemakers are beginning to claw back their dominance of the global wine market after years of problems in responding to innovation from the New World.
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The drinks industry reacts angrily to a call for the government to ban brewers from sponsoring live music.
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Australia agreed to stop using names like champagne and port as part of an accord with the European Union that helps protect the unionâs wine industry by preserving traditional production methods and names. âThe agreement safeguards the E.U.âs wine-labeling regime, gives full protection to E.U. geographical indications, including for wines intended to be exported, and includes a clear Australian commitment to protect E.U. traditional expressions,â the European Commission said. The agreement replaces an existing accord that dates from 1994 and provides for Australia to phase out the use of âa number of important E.U. namesâ within a year.
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A French consumer group says one in three French wines marked as high quality do not deserve the tag.
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French government moves to ban the  country's only genetically modified (GMO) crop drew fire on  Sunday from the speaker of the country's parliament, farmers  and biotechnology industry groups.
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French voters sent President Nicolas Sarkozy a warning over pushing too far and fast with his reform programme by denying him a widely predicted landslide in legislative elections, French newspapers said Monday.
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The French government piled pressure Tuesday on Societe Generale chairman Daniel Bouton over the handling of unauthorised deals by a junior trader which ended in 7.1 billion dollars of losses.
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OTTAWA (CP) - A hardline government stand on carbohydrate claims for new Canadian food labels has prompted a sharp retort from the purveyors of the Atkins low-carb diet.
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Supporters of interstate shipping of wine from producers to consumers see their cause as a contest between David and Goliath: mom-and-pop wineries and connoisseurs of the grape vs. powerful liquor wholesalers.
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French farmers on Wednesday threatened widespread protests next week if the government failed to find a solution to soaring fuel costs they say have cut into farm revenues.
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Spain's signature wine, long sneered at by the cognosecnti, is in the midst of a revival.
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French bank BNP Paribas revealed on Thursday it was stalking crisis-hit Societe Generale, while voices in the European Union were raised against France for warning it would ward off hostile bids.
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A plan by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to commemorate a young communist resistance hero shot by France's wartime Nazi occupiers has stirred controversy and sparked accusations of manipulation by the government.
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A new wave of anti-Semitism in France is an extremely worrying phenomenon that poses a threat to the fabric of French society, according to a government report published Tuesday.
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Wine topped French exports of food products to India despite duties in excess of 500 percent which have drawn flak from the European Union and the United States, the Press Trust of India reported Sunday.
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French wine exports are continuing to shrink this year, confirming a six-year trend that has brought gloom to the sector, experts and industry bodies say.