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Higher temperatures are changing the harvest time and the sweetness of the grapes used for French wine

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Video. How can we protect French wine from climate change?

Updated: 25/08/2022 - 7:00 GMT+2

Late frosts, extreme heat and historic droughts are pushing French winemakers to the limits. We spoke to Christian Huyghe, the Scientific Director of Agriculture at INRAE to find out more about the future of wine in the climate crisis.

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