Retaliatory tariffs on wine have compounded the harm done to the global wine industry by Covid-19, Wine Origins Alliance members told members of Congress, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the U.S. Mission to the European Union, the EU Delegation to the United States and the European Commission during a virtual “fly-in.”
It’s at least the third time Wine Origins has urged an end to retaliatory tariffs imposed on products not involved in a trade dispute. Earlier this year, WOA sent U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai a letter detailing several ongoing trade issues impacting the wine industry, including harmful retaliatory tariffs and the lack of effective name protection for wine regions. The Alliance also sent a letter last year calling on the EU Commissioner on Trade to avoid imposing retaliatory tariffs on wine.