EU Commission & EU Parliament: Liquid Icons leads EU Round-Table on the Future of Fine Wine Industry in Europe at the EU Parliament in Strasbourg
Lewis Chester, CEO of Liquid Icons, led a Round-Table discussion and made a presentation to the EU Commissioner for Food & Agriculture and the EU Parliamentary Intergroup on Wine, Quality Foodstuffs & Spirits at the European Parliament on 8 July 2025.
Liquid Icons invited a number of important participants to the discussions, including Domaine Leflaive (France), LVMH Vins d’Exception (France), Il Marroneto (Italy), Istvan Szepsy (Hungary), Crurated (France & Italy), Top Selection (UK & Hungary), CEEV (Europe) and USWTA (USA).
Liquid Icons made three key recommendations to the EU Commission and EU Parliamentary group:
Negotiate for a sectoral agreement between the EU and USA on tariffs for the wine & spirits industry
Create a new legal framework for the introduction of ‘in bond’ storage in the EU
Legislate for a new EU Regulation on the Definition, Certification and Governance of Fine Wine