France, Feb. 12 -- More than 52,000 visitors attended the event this year, with over 20,000 business meetings organised between producers and buyers.
French wine and spirit exports fell by almost 8 percent in 2025, according to the latest data from the French Federation of Wine and Spirits Exporters.
Shipments to the United States were down 20 percent last year. American tariffs, currently set at 15 percent on European wine and spirits, have added strain to an industry that supports some 600,000 jobs in France. Exports under strain
"After Covid, a lot of US importers over-purchased and now their stocks are full so they are buying less from France," Nathan Terrigeol, who runs the Bordeaux winery Vignobles Terrigeol with his brother Quenti...