Trump's threat against EU liquor has caused dismay among European producers who rely on exports, including French cognac makers already hit with tariffs by Beijing.

US President Donald Trump has threatened a 200% tariff on alcohol from EU countries – he was responding to the bloc's plan to impose a 50% tariff on US whiskey, a move which itself came in retaliation to Trump's steel and aluminium tariffs

President Trump on Thursday announced another salvo in a fast-escalating trade war with the European Union, saying he would impose a 200% tariff on U.S. imports of wine, Champagne and other alcoholic beverages from the 27-nation bloc.

Recession fears are growing as President Donald Trump is threatening to impose 200 percent tariffs on alcohol from the European Union, sending stocks plunging yet again. "I'm not going to bend at all,

US President Donald Trump has threatened a 200% tariff on any alcohol coming to the US from the European Union (EU) in the latest twist of an escalating trade war. The threat is a response to the EU's plans for a 50% tax on imports of US-produced whiskey as part of its retaliation to Trump's tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports to the US.

Trump said he would impose the tariff if the European Union continues with its plan to impose a 50% tariff on whiskey beginning in April.

President Trump’s threat of a 200% tariff on European wine collides with Champagne makers’ resistance to uproot from France.

The owner of one of France's top Bordeaux wine chateaux hopes U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of 200% tariffs on European wine is just posturing because the impact would be devastating if not.

US President Donald Trump's threat of 200-percent tariffs on wine, champagne and other alcoholic drinks from EU countries is proving hard to swallow in France's champagne region.