Spring 2017 in France was cold and rainy. Because of this the grape harvest will be significantly reduced, which will inevitably lead to a drop in the production of wine.
According to Agreste, the harvest of 2017 will be 17% lower than in 2016, and 16% lower than the average for the last five years. In this regard, it is expected that the volume of wine production will decrease from 45 million hectolitres in 2016 to 38 million HL in 2017.
The Ministry of agriculture of France indicates that this is a record low, even lower than in 1991, when the wine production is also greatly affected due to cold weather.
In 2017, the spring cold has covered Bordeaux, Charente, Alsace and the Jura. Significant crop losses due to hail are expected in Burgundy, the Languedoc, in the South-East and South-West of the country.
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