Beijing's anti-dumping investigation into European spirits should include Hennessy, Martell and Rémy Martin. The Chinese alcohol producers' union filed a complaint at the end of 2023, estimating that European brandy producers had agreed between October 2022 and September 2023 to artificially drive prices down.

More than 100 operators of the prestigious Charente appellation had responded to the first two questionnaires on the subject. We slide in unison in the corridors of these global spirits giants, whose federation (FEVS) is expected at the Élysée this Friday.