Decided in 2019 by Donald Trump in retaliation for European subsidies vis-à-vis Airbus, the 25% tax applied to the price of French wines entering the United States reduced by about 5% the total revenue of members of the United States. ‘Interloire last year (1.2 billion euros in 2020). Lionel Gosseaume, president of the Loire Valley wine organization, which brings together some 3,000 operators of the 36 controlled appellations of origin (AOC) of the Pays Nantais, Anjou, Saumurois and Touraine, thus figures the loss in 2020 to around fifty million euros. With an export market representing 20% of the production of 2 million hectoliters, a quarter of which is made in the United States, …
