A fall in demand for French wines, a more competitive market and lingering pandemic problems have hit winemakers in the regions of Bordeaux and Languedoc so hard that the French government will soon pay them $215 million to sell off their surplus—and has set aside other money to help grape-growers shrink their vineyards.
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