This year’s record-breaking hot and dry summer in France has hit the wine harvest hard. In Champagne, sparkling wine producers have been granted an exemption for the first time for extra-high alcohol content.
SwedenThe smoke from the forest fires currently raging in southwestern France risks having a major impact on wine production. It affects the taste, says wine writer Fredrik Schelin.
WorldThe harvest in the iconic French wine region of Champagne is being affected by climate change. High temperatures are bringing milder winters and earlier springs, which has led farmers to lose an average of 40 percent of their harvest. It is starting to resemble a more Mediterranean climate, and that is becoming a concern for this type of wine, says Champagne expert Fredrik Schelin.
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