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Full-bodied dread: Nightmares over French wine producers’ move

Excess supplies of wine will be turned into ethanol

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Letters to the Editor
Sat Apr 04 2026 - 06:00 • 1 MIN READ

Sir, – I see that French wine producers are about to start converting their excess supplies of wine into ethanol (“Struggling French vineyards turn excess wine into ethanol”, April 3rd).

I’m going to have nightmares about this. – Yours, etc.

Robert P Gogan,

Kilbeggan,

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