France ready to turn wine into disinfectant

Red wine from Bordeaux is something appreciated and sought after, so it’s hard to imagine that disinfectants could be made from it. But that is exactly what the French government is now planning because of the sales problems with wine, with surplus quantities taken off the market. The industry will be helped by subsidies from the state and the EU amounting to €160 million in 2023, with the alcohol distilled from the surplus wine to be used to produce disinfectants, perfume or bioethanol.