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Torrents of wine soaked the streets of France today as protesters destroyed their competitors\u2019 imports.<\/p>\n
Countless crates of booze were smashed up in protest as furious French winemakers hit out at their Spanish neighbours\u2019 cheaper offerings that they say is undermining their livelihoods.<\/p>\n
The French grape growers intercepted trucks carrying the Spanish booze at Le Boulou tollbooth, which is 10 miles from France’s border with Spain.<\/p>\n
Several wine shipments were destroyed as gallons of wine flowed, wasted, onto the Tarmac, reports MailOnline.<\/p>\n
One protester took to a truck with a sledgehammer showing his total rage at the perceived injustice. There were also fires as other demonstrators lit crates and tyres and sent black plumes into the skies.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: <\/strong> Cheers to Brexit! New freedoms to uncork boom for Britain’s \u00a310bn wine industry<\/strong><\/p>\n Frederic Rouanet, the president of a local syndicate of winemakers who organised the protest, said the demonstration comes as part of the \u201ceconomic war against economic criminals who abuse ruined winegrowers.\u201d<\/p>\n He added: \u201cWe are going to take away the possibility of being able to import foreign wines.\u201d<\/p>\n The demonstration comes two months after French media reported that the government is set to pour away millions of litres of wine and rip up vineyards in an attempt to reverse tumbling prices amid falling sales.<\/p>\n Production of wine has continued to rise in France which has led to a mass of unsold wine, meaning a plummet in prices.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not the first time that angry French wine growers have unleashed their competitor\u2019s booze in protest.<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> ![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/590x\/secondary\/The-price-of-French-wine-has-plummeted-and-the-Government-has-vowed-to-step-in-5022391.jpg?r=1697738585190\")
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