Wine producers, importers and retailers have united across the English Channel to call for a transitional deal that keeps trade flowing after the UK made good on its promise to trigger Article 50 and start the Brexit stopwatch.
Around 55% of wine imported into the UK comes from the European Union and neither side wants to jeopardise sales.
This week, European trade body CEEV and the UK’s Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) joined forces to jointly call for a transitional trade deal between the UK and EU to keep the wine flowing.
Read more at Article 50: Wine leaders lobby for interim deal after Brexit
