Wine
How to Drink Your Way Around the New Proposed Wine Tariffs
What you might be facing at the wine shop this coming year, and how to find just-as-delicious bottles that won’t be affected by price changes.
“We’re in shock and panic mode. It’s a nightmare.”
That’s what gloomy New York wine importers, retailers, and European producers were saying last week. Stiff tariffs on French, German, and Spanish wines went into effect in October, and on Dec. 12, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) upped the ante, publishing an expanded list of proposed tariffs on all European wines of potentially up to 100%. That came after France taxed U.S. tech companies, and the USTR threatened 100% tariffs, specifically on Champagne. (And French cheese.)