Jul 29, 2020
Could hand sanitizer be the answer to French winemakers’ problems?
Winemakers are sending excess wine to be turned into hand sanitizer after a slump in demand.
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The French government has launched a crisis distillation scheme to deal with an oversupply of wine. Turkey has new social media laws. Saudi Arabia expects major losses with fewer people at the Muslim hajj pilgrimage.
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David Brancaccio
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Host, BBC
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