by Ladka Bauerova at Bloomberg.com

The chief executive of Champagne Duval-Leroy, a family owned vineyard that sells about 6m bottles of the sparkling wine a year, says she's worried. “We are entering a difficult period, and I'm not sure consumers will put up with excessive price hikes,” she said. “This is the first time we are seeing such a confluence of grape-price inflation and a financial crisis.”