The booming British wine industry could face drastic curbs as Brussels prepares to tackle European-wide overproduction and reduce France's "wine lake". Britain's 300 vineyards are too small to receive EU subsidies but total production must be kept below 3.3m bottles a year. That figure is likely to be surpassed within five years if demand continues to grow. The Observer 04/06/06 (Business) page 2

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