Trump threatens tariffs on EU wine and spirits

I don't even want to imagine that it could come to that,

said David Chatillon, co-president of the region's Champagne committee industry body

Bigger houses probably have the solid finances needed to reorient sales,

she said

Last century, many Americans fought for freedom and died in the Champagne region,

she said

Trump goes back and forth on threatening tariffs, so we will see what happens, but at this point I'm not too worried,

she said

We need to talk to the Americans to bring the tension back down,

he said

France remains determined to respond with the European Commission and our partners,

he said on his X account, emphasizing that

There is no alternative to sell all this wine,

he said, pleading with the two sides to "keep wine out of this fight ... according to the BBC

These tariffs, if they are enacted, would absolutely shatter beloved businesses in every city in America,

said Ben Aneff, the managing partner of Tribeca Wine Merchants, in New York City, and president of the US Wine Trade Alliance, The New York Times reported

We have always said at the same time that we will defend our interests. We've said it, and we've shown it, but at the same time I also want to emphasize that we are open for negotiations,

she said

If you take it at face value, for some of the producers, it could literally wipe out all of their global profits,

Stirling told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe."

If Trump makes good on his threat, that will be the end of us. We hope it is just posturing,

Cathiard said

Look at what he tells people in his book, he says that you have to strike very, very hard, and then you have to negotiate. So we hope it's just a posture,

said Cathiard, whose chateau sells more than 20% of its annual production - about 100,000 bottles of red and 18,000 of white - in the United States

It will be impossible to sell it if you have to multiply by three,

she said

We have already lost China, three years ago, when China closed itself. So we sent brand ambassadors to Southeast Asia to compensate, and we managed, at high cost. But what can replace the U.S.? Not Russia, you know? We are a little lost,

she said

He knows Donald Trump well. Maybe he will build a factory, or something for bags or fashion in the States. And maybe he will manage for us, because he also has interests in cognac and wine, to escape this awful tax,

she said

It's a stupid war, but if we want to be able to negotiate, we have to put ourselves on equal terms, so we're also going to raise tariffs,

Lombard said on Telematin Friday morning

Now we are in a world with tariffs, so we could expect maybe a recession for this year, if the tariffs are really coming,

Nagel said

It doesn’t mean anything until we hear what the final outcome is

he added,

We’re getting word that things are going OK in Russia,

Trump said

The Irish are smart, yes, smart people,

Trump said