NYC Champagne Bar to Manage Trump Tariffs With Smaller Pours (1)

The flutes might soon be a little less full at one New York City champagne bar, thanks to sweeping US tariffs on European imports that include French wine and champagne.

Hervé Rousseau, the owner of Flûte Bar, said he’s considering pouring about 10% less per glass for French bottles to avoid raising prices, and he plans to be upfront with customers. “We’ll explain what we’re doing, even do some Instagram Reels to talk about it,” he said.

Earlier this week, President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on “reciprocal tariffs” just 13 hours after they took effect, ...