date:Sep 09, 2014
The value of French wine and spirits exportation for the first six months of this year shrunk by 7.3 per cent compared with the same period of 2013, according to the Fdration des exportateurs de vins et spiritueux.
This is predominantly because the Chinese are not purchasing as lavishly as they were last year, as new anti-corruption legislation passed in Beijing has precluded the purchasing of copious amounts of wine. Banquets and events held by divisions of the Chinese administration in the re