Possible Tarriffs Push Retailer to Order 35,000 Cases of French Wine

French wine may soon see some increased tariffs by the U.S. of up to 100%.

This has prompted one retailer to place a very big order for French fine ahead of the possible tariffs that could take effect next month.

Moore Brothers Wine Co, which operates in New York, New Jersey, and Delaware, has ordered 35,000 bottles of imported French wine.

The bottles are expected to be delivered by February 1st.

“It’s just really terrible,” said David Moore, a co-owner of the company. “But what we hope to do is make sure that we aren’t doubling prices overnight.”

“We hope it’s a year’s supply,” he said of the order. “You don’t want to have a rose that you sold last year for 20 bucks to be 40 bucks. You ain’t gonna sell that. The whole thing is just crazy. We await the return of the adults in the room.”

Despite China and the U.S working out the “phase one” deal, wine is still an unsolved trade issue.

“If the tariffs go into effect, it’s not just some little guy in France who’s not going to be able to sell his wines to the U.S.,” said Moore. “It’s going to put us out of business, and we have 35 employees. We’re not the only ones. There are going to be hundreds of distributors who are smaller.”

According to Moore, the tariffs could cost more than 100,000 jobs.