ing ▁a ▁tank er , ▁and ▁destroy ing ▁large ▁quantities ▁of ▁non - F rench ▁wine . ▁ ▁C RA V ▁is ▁mainly ▁active ▁in ▁L angu ed oc - R ouss illon ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁France , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁French ▁wine ▁region ▁which ▁the ▁group ▁bel ieves ▁has ▁been ▁pl ag ued ▁by ▁sur plus ▁production ▁and ▁a ▁subsequent ▁need ▁to ▁adapt ▁the ▁quality ▁and ▁quantity ▁of ▁wine ▁produced ▁to ▁changing ▁market ▁real ities , ▁including ▁reduced ▁domestic ▁demand ▁for ▁simple ▁wine ▁for ▁every day ▁consumption . ▁This ▁process , ▁which ▁has ▁involved ▁considerable ▁European ▁Union ▁subs id ies , ▁has ▁had ▁negative ▁effects ▁on ▁smaller ▁produ cers ▁and ▁has ▁met ▁with ▁various ▁protest s , ▁of ▁which ▁C RA V ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁violent . ▁ ▁C RA V ' s ▁public ised ▁dem ands ▁have ▁regularly ▁included ▁elements ▁which ▁are ▁more - or - less ▁impossible ▁for ▁French ▁polit icians ▁to ▁implement ▁under ▁European ▁Union ▁rules , ▁since ▁they ▁would ▁mean ▁inter fer ing ▁with ▁the ▁single ▁market ▁and ▁introdu cing ▁national ▁subs id ies ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁Common ▁Agricult ural ▁Policy . ▁The ▁group ▁has ▁called ▁for ▁higher ▁restrict ive ▁tar iffs ▁against ▁the ▁rising ▁imports ▁of ▁Spanish ▁and ▁Italian ▁wine , ▁where ▁lower ▁social ▁costs , ▁less ▁red ▁t ape ▁and ▁a ▁different ▁industry ▁structure ▁leads ▁to ▁more ▁econom ical ▁wine ▁production . ▁Cons umer ▁preference ▁for ▁wine ▁br ands , ▁un comp licated ▁wine ▁labels , ▁vari etal ▁lab elling , ▁and ▁New ▁World