The EU now pays growers to grub up vineyards — and forbids replanting for a decade. Regulation 2026/471 builds a lock, twice.
WINE EDITORIAL
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
The EU now pays growers to grub up vineyards — and forbids replanting for a decade. Regulation 2026/471 builds a lock, twice.
Fining agents like egg white, casein, and isinglass are designed to leave — but new EU rules force the residues onto the label, giving vegan wine a nudge no activist lobbied for.
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