2006年06月13日
ENS比利時,布魯塞爾報導;蘇家億編譯;莫聞審校
歐盟目前計畫將600萬百升法國及義大利產的葡萄酒進行蒸餾加工,製成不可飲用的工業用酒精,以紓解酒農生產過剩的困境。這項稱之為《緊急蒸餾過產酒類》的提案,將使得酒農能從過產的酒中回收成本;然歐盟官員對此表示,這也顯示出製酒業需要深度改革的必要性。
Europe Poised to Turn Quality Wine into Automotive Fuel
The European Union is about to distil more than six million hectolitres of French and Italian wine into undrinkable industrial alcohol because producers are making more wine than they can sell. Called crisis distillation, the conversion will allow the producers to make some money for their surplus, but EU officials say it indicates the need for deep reforms in the wine industry.