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France’s Wine Crisis and the Champagne Silver Lining | France News
French winemakers brace for one of the toughest harvests in decades, with production plummeting 6% to below 34 million hectolitres—possibly the lowest since 1957—thanks to drought, erratic weather, and shrinking vineyard land. Champagne and Burgundy take the hardest hits, with yields down nearly 50% and 33% respectively, while Bordeaux sees a surprising 10% gain thanks to late rains. Even in better-performing regions, output still falls short of the five-year average. But there’s a silver lining: Champagne’s grapes are exceptionally ripe, enabling producers to legally bottle wines over 13%…
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