1 5 FILE PHOTO: Aurelien Valance, Deputy Managing Director at Chateau Margaux, Medoc Region, tests wine, amid wildfires in the Gironde department, France, July 30, 2026. (Pictures: REUTERS) French wine production is expected to be one of the worst in the past 30 years, hit by shrinking vineyards and severe heat and drought that damaged [...]
Heat waves and severe drought are affecting this year's wine harvest in France, which could be the worst since 1957. The Champagne region in particular has been hit hard, but there is no prospect of a shortage anyway – and the headaches seem to be worse than usual if you drink too much.