The Trump administration's proposed tariffs on wine don't stand to target France effectively -- and actually stand to cost American jobs, writes wine expert jbonne for CNNopinion
Jon Bonné spent nearly a decade as wine editor and chief wine critic of the San Francisco Chronicle and is the author of"The New California Wine" and the forthcoming"The New French Wine." He also covered economics and the airline industry for MSNBC. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion on CNN.
In coming weeks, the Trump administration will decide whether to make good on its suggestion to levy tariffs up to 100% on many European goods, including Scotch whisky, French handbags, olive oil, a wide range of cheeses -- and, especially, wine.
If you're asking yourself what Big Tech and big aerospace possibly have to do with Burgundy and provolone, you aren't alone. The choice of products in this tit-for-tat is so nonsensical as to be funny, if only the economic consequences weren't so serious.Jon BonnéWhy is Trump targeting these goods? No one is sure.
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