IHT Rendezvous: Thinking of Planting Some Grapes? Get in Line
 

European vignerons mounted a furious campaign against loosening up planting regulations. If growers could plant vines willy-nilly, the image of proud place names like Gevrey-Chambertin, Margaux or Barolo would be undermined. But does the rule stymie the European wine industry's chance to compete, or enhance it?

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