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#ITALY: PM MELONI IS THE BRIDGE TO THE EU. LORENZO FIORI

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

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🗓️ 29 March 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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#ITALY: PM MELONI IS THE BRIDGE TO THE EU. LORENZO FIORI

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0:00.0

Remembering how to prepare for a road trip is as easy as spelling it.

0:06.2

T is for top-up, like fuel, oil and screenwash.

0:09.9

R is for rest, taking a break every two hours.

0:13.8

I is for inspect, like your tire pressure and tread.

0:17.2

P is for prepare.

0:18.5

Being prepared for any weather.

0:20.3

T, R, I, P. Remember that, and you're ready for a safe trip.

0:25.7

Are we ready? Yes, Mom. National Highways.

0:32.0

This is CBSI and the world. I'm John Batchel. The Trump administration tariffs on automobiles from overseas.

0:41.7

Tariffs on aluminum and steel from overseas. Tariff on auto parts from overseas. Tariff on wine?

0:49.2

I go to Lorenzo Fiore of he is in Italy and the story is both puzzling and confusing. Here it is from

0:58.4

London. Italy reacts as Trump threatens wine exports. The U.S. President is proposing,

1:06.0

writes the subhead, 200% tariff on European wine. That would include Italian wine, which in my limited experience is the best wine I ever

1:16.8

enjoyed.

1:18.4

It was also some of the most expensive, but I didn't choose that.

1:22.0

I just chose ordinary walking around wine.

1:24.5

I was young.

1:26.0

And much better than the French wine, or at least I thought

1:28.8

at the time. I doubt if it's not, if it's the same, it's probably much better. And the fields

1:35.0

outside of Florence, that's where I saw a vineyard crop. It's a beautiful image I call up every time

1:40.3

I think of Florence. Lorenzo, your wine is the best. Now, you have a huge China market

1:47.0

that didn't exist back in the 1970s when I was there in wine country. Is China enough to

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