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France s Union of Oenologists has demanded those working in the wine sector be placed on the priority list for the coronavirus vaccine as long-Covid symptoms hamper professionals. France 24 spoke to Didier Fages, the President of France Union of Oenologists and Sophie Pallas.
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The Great British Booze Cruise to France Ends with Brexit, Virus
Bloomberg 3/01/2021 Angelina Rascouet and Charlotte Ryan
(Bloomberg) For the better part of two decades, the French port city of Calais has enjoyed a steady stream of Brits making a quick stopover with one mission in mind: to stock up on wine and other alcohol at a steep discount and haul the goods back to the U.K.
Wine warehouses like Calais Wine Superstore, with the charm of an aircraft hangar but the attraction of prices much lower than back in the U.K., welcomed British buyers who would arrive by car or ferry. People could bring back the equivalent of 120 bottles of wine for a single trip, and lower taxes as well as a strong pound prior to Brexit added to the savings. For anyone planning a big gathering, be it a wedding or a New Year’s bash, Calais provided the booze for the budget minded.
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UK quarantine rules put dampener on hoped-for pre-Brexit rush
22 December 2020
By Brian McCulloch
Even before France imposed the ban on travel from the UK because of Covid-19, quarantine rules had dampened enthusiasm from Britons for their traditional cross-Channel trip to Calais to stock up on booze for the festive season.
This year, with the date for new customs regulations looming, it had been expected that more Brits than normal would make the trip - until France imposed its
pre-Christmas travel ban. But retailers who had been gearing up for a rush were disappointed.
“The quarantine has meant that the expected uptick, which we saw for the two previous Brexit dates, did not materialise in the same way,” Jérôme Pont, who owns Calais Vins and another shop, called Olivier, just outside Calais.