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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Vincent West

Spain’s Rioja wine cellars are overflowing. Trump’s tariffs threaten to make that worse

Wine barrels are stacked at the Petrolanda winery, Fuenmayor, Rioja region, Spain - (REUTERS)

Spanish winemakers are grappling with bulging cellars of Rioja, exacerbated by the pandemic, while facing the prospect of crippling new tariffs on exports to the US.

President Trump's proposed 200 per cent tariffs on European wine and champagne imports, dubbed "liberation day" tariffs, threaten to exacerbate the existing challenges facing the industry.

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