Well, if you ever thought wine was a rich person's hobby, a 200 percent tariff on EU wines in the US might help your argument. Should – should – the threat of the tariffs go though, however, are we likely to see a drop in the number of Master Sommeliers and Masters of Wine in the US over the next few years? And would it ultimately harm the US consumer?

While it's easy to look to France for reactions to the Trump announcement that trade tariffs will be imposed on wine and spirits, an agri-food summit in Italy has found that the Mediterranean country is one of the most at-risk in terms of a trade war with the US.