France to make least wine in 60 years as frost, rot hit grapes

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[PARIS] French winemakers will produce the smallest vintage in 60 years after spring frost hit vines in Bordeaux, summer storms caused grape rot in Champagne and drought shriveled grape bunches in the country’s southeast.Wine volume will fall 19 per cent to 36.9 million hectolitres this year, equivalent to about 4.9 billion bottles

Source: France to make least wine in 60 years as frost, rot hit grapes, Consumer – THE BUSINESS TIMES

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