American drinkers of European wine face mounting tariff bills
Mounting the barricades for Barolo
“TARIFFS COST American jobs” is a sobering chant. And for the 30 marchers (with 200 signs and marshalled by six police vehicles) in Washington, DC, that was the point. On February 9th they met to protest against the looming threat of tariffs of up to 100% on wine imported from the European Union. Kevin Rapp, an importer of Italian wines and the march organiser, got involved because, if tariffs happen, they would close his business. In vino veritas.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Vin-dictive”
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February 15th 2020
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