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1. Article · Sep 7, 2026 · Sybille de La Hamaide

   France’s wine harvest devastated by heatwaves as Champagne production halves (opens the original)

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   France is facing one of its poorest wine harvests in 30 years, with output in the Champagne region set to halve from 2025, the farm ministry said on Monday. The shortfall follows shrinking vineyards alongside severe heat and drought that damaged vines and grapes. In its initial estimate for this year's production, the world's second-largest producer behind Italy projected 33.9 million hectolitres – equivalent to about 4.5 billion standard bottles. This is 6 per cent below last year and 17 per

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2. Article · Jul 28, 2026 · Sybille de La Hamaide

   Wildfires burn near France’s Bordeaux as drought puts vineyards under pressure (opens the original)

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   Wildfires raging near Bordeaux are starkly illuminating the profound climate challenges confronting France’s premier wine region, where producers are battling severe drought, escalating temperatures, and a downturn in wine consumption. While growers assert that the blazes pose no immediate threat to Bordeaux’s renowned vineyards, nearly two months of relentless drought and successive heatwaves have intensified stress on the vines, precipitating one of the earliest harvests on record. Thomas

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