In France’s southern wine region, Trump’s tariff threats are already killing business


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Grapevines across southern France's famed wine region have barely begun to bud, but the season has already turned sour for many of Europe's top producers. "We have one [worker] that left ... because we couldn't pay him anymore," said Nadine Auray, who with her husband, Pierre Jauffret, and a small staff runs Château Terre Forte, outside of Avignon. "So that's one guy out of a job and we have to find some other markets." Jauffret says U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats are already a disaster for both French producers and American wine consumers. "I think he will kill the...