Sour Grapes? US Winemakers Call on Trump to Tax Aussie Wine

Australia’s 29 percent tax on imported wine is an ‘unfair, non-reciprocal trade practice,’ according to the California Association of Winegrape Growers.

A view of champagne being served during a Virtual Tour of Australia in NYC at Hudson Mercantile on January 23, 2017, in New York City. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

American winemakers have joined tech companies, beef producers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers in demanding U.S. President Donald Trump impose large tariffs on Australian imports.

The California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) has taken issue with Australia’s 29 percent tax on imported wine, which it says is one of several “unfair, non-reciprocal trade practices” that disadvantage U.S. wine producers.