date:May 21, 2014
Cicra 40 wineries in the regions of l'Aude and l'Hrault in France have decided to join forces in order to reclaim money that is owed to them by SDVA (Eng. the Wine Traders' Company). The action follows a decision taken by the Narbonne Court of Commerce on 6 May to liquidate the SDVA, which is one seminal providers of wine to supermarkets in southern France.
The Wineries Federation of l'Aude's President, Jean-Marie Fabre, said Wine-makers are meeting about ten cooperatives, themselves victims