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France to spend €200m destroying wine as demand falls

Problems for the industry include falling demand as more people drink craft beer; most of the €200m will be used to buy excess stock, with the alcohol sold for use in items such as hand sanitiser, cleaning products and perfume.

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The French government is allocating €200m (£171.6m) to destroy surplus wine and support producers, reports the BBC.

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