An online hub that connects wine sellers from the Languedoc Roussillon region of Southern France with national and international buyers was launched this week.
French wine militants have warned the country's new president,
Nicolas Sarkozy, there will be more violence if he does not offer
more support to the sector.
Violence around southern France's vineyards could worsen next year
as more radical groups of winemakers emerge, angry at the region's
ongoing economic problems, one source has warned.
Burning police cars, wine gushing into streets and trashed
government offices have threatened to send violence in southern
France's vineyards out of control this week.
A new 'South of France' wine brand covering the whole of France's
biggest wine region, Languedoc Roussillon, has been launched to
help French wine re-assert itself on the world stage.
Militant French winemakers are planning to increase attacks across
southern France over the next few months as the government's grip
on the wine crisis appears to weaken.