Champagne already had a tough year with bad weather that had reduced the harvest. Read more at straitstimes.com.

US President Donald Trump's threat of 200-percent tariffs on wine, champagne and other alcoholic drinks from EU countries is proving hard to swallow in France's champagne region. But while Trump's threat was "very unfortunate",

The owner of one of France's top Bordeaux wine chateaux hopes U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of 200% tariffs on European wine is just posturing because the impact would be devastating if not. Trump on Thursday threatened to slap a 200% tariff on European wines and other alcoholic products unless the European Union scraps its planned tax on American whiskey.