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Rosé Wine Will Not Be Changed by EU Legislation {Fragrance News - Wine}


Rose-wine.jpgFollowing the mobilization of professional associations of rosé wine-makers as well as of the State in France, the European Commission has decided to back down on its intention to have the European Union adopt what traditional wine-makers consider to be sheer mercantilism: the production of rosé by cutting or blending red wine with white wine.

The pink color of rosé traditionally results from the prolonged contact of grape juice with grape skin... 


Reactions salute the victory of common sense and put emphasis on old-world winegrowing methods gained over 2,500 years. The actors of this collective action praise the common effort that was deployed while stressing that it never felt like a given.

"Pour Jean-Jacques Bréban, président du Comité interprofessionnel des vins de Provence (CIVP) qui réunit négociants et producteurs, "c'est réconfortant de voir que le bon sens l'emporte". "On a bien travaillé tous ensemble, ça a été plus rapide que prévu puisqu'on attendait une décision fin juin", a-t-il  souligné.

Sylvain Audemard, président des Jeunes agriculteurs du Var, a salué la victoire de "l'Europe des terroirs, des hommes et du savoir-faire contre l'Europe de l'argent". "On est très contents dans la région, on a gagné, on va continuer le combat dans ce sens-là. On sait faire du vin depuis 2.500 ans et ce ne sont pas les pays du Nouveau monde qui vont nous apprendre les pratiques  oenologiques, c'est notre pratique qui doit primer", a-t-il déclaré."

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