Trump threatens tariffs on EU wine and spirits

When you have a country as big as ours, with so much diversity of where we can produce wine, inevitably you’re going to find pockets that match the great wine-growing regions in Europe,

said Luvera

I’m sure some (wine) purists would disagree with me, but I definitely think that almost anything you can find in Europe, you can find a great equivalent here in the United States,

Allison Luvera, co-founder and CEO of California-based Juliet Wine, told CNN

Everybody would be negatively impacted in some way, whether indirectly or directly, if these went into effect,

she said

If somebody wanted to find a Champagne alternative here, they would want to look for a sparkling wine made in the United States that says ‘traditional method,’

she said

We're going to win that financial battle."

Trump said on March 12

This cycle of tit-for-tat retaliation must end now!"

said spiritsEurope, an industry trade group

We had a very, very productive meeting... we feel the temperature is being lowered, and we've also agreed that we're going to have another meeting next week."

Following his meeting with Lutnick, Ford told reporters in Washington

I don't even want to imagine that it could come to that,

said David Chatillon, co-president of the region's Champagne committee industry body

Bigger houses probably have the solid finances needed to reorient sales,

she said

Last century, many Americans fought for freedom and died in the Champagne region,

she said

Trump goes back and forth on threatening tariffs, so we will see what happens, but at this point I'm not too worried,

she said

We need to talk to the Americans to bring the tension back down,

he said

There is no alternative to sell all this wine,

he said, pleading with the two sides to "keep wine out of this fight ... according to the BBC

France remains determined to respond with the European Commission and our partners,

he said on his X account, emphasizing that

These tariffs, if they are enacted, would absolutely shatter beloved businesses in every city in America,

said Ben Aneff, the managing partner of Tribeca Wine Merchants, in New York City, and president of the US Wine Trade Alliance, The New York Times reported

We have always said at the same time that we will defend our interests. We've said it, and we've shown it, but at the same time I also want to emphasize that we are open for negotiations,

she said

If you take it at face value, for some of the producers, it could literally wipe out all of their global profits,

Stirling told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe."

If Trump makes good on his threat, that will be the end of us. We hope it is just posturing,

Cathiard said

Look at what he tells people in his book, he says that you have to strike very, very hard, and then you have to negotiate. So we hope it's just a posture,

said Cathiard, whose chateau sells more than 20% of its annual production - about 100,000 bottles of red and 18,000 of white - in the United States

It will be impossible to sell it if you have to multiply by three,

she said