Winemakers Protest in Chile
Filed under: Wine
In the last few years, French winemakers have
protested in the streets seeking government help for the floundering wine industry. Now, wine protests are breaking out
in one of the world's fastest growing wine regions, Chile. Decanter
reports that Chilean winemakers are angry over low grape prices offered by the country's big wineries. The growers
took their dissent to the annual harvest festival in the town of Curicó last weekend. The protest was a bit
smaller than many of the French protests, only around 50 people were part of the group of disgruntled winemakers. The
Chilean grape harvest is currently underway and some growers aren't signing contracts, preferring to let the fruit rot
on the vine. According to the article the problem is currency fluctuations as the Chilean peso's value in relation to
the dollar (which is used for the export-focused wine industry) has risen.
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