Viniculture

France’s champagne vines hit by mildew but Covid stock stops shortages

Some champagne grape growers face losing half their crop due to this year’s exceptionally wet conditions, coming after spring frosts.

French winemaker creates red wine sorbet for summer

The sorbet is 5.8% ABV and was made with a local artisan chocolatier-ice cream maker

French vines ready early amid Covid and climate challenges

Vines in France are ready a month earlier than normal, with the harvesting date breaking the 2003 record for the year, due to a particularly warm spring - but climate change and Covid are still presenting some issues.

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My tasty day as a citizen wine jury member

Brian McCulloch developed a nose for wine as a student, but lost it when work took him to the UK. Now he’s in France, he is relearning old talents – and brushed up certain skills as a citizen wine jury member at a major event in Paris