The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Frost-bitten Bordeaux wine harvest shrinks by 40 percent Wine production in the French region of Bordeaux shrank by 40 percent in 2017, the Bordeaux wine council said Wednesday, with severe frost sapping yields in a year that nonetheless produced a good vintage. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180201/frost-bitten-bordeaux-wine-harvest-shrinks-by-40-percent Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:54:58 +0100 frost-bitten-bordeaux-wine-harvest-shrinks-by-40-percent French wine makers fear 'worst harvest for 40 years' "This isn't so much a harvest, as a hunt for grapes," said French winemaker Jean-Jacques Robert, with a rueful laugh as he unloaded grapes still warm from his vineyards around Fuisse in Burgundy. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161106/french-wine-makers-fear-worst-harvest-for-40-years Sun, 06 Nov 2016 09:42:30 +0100 french-wine-makers-fear-worst-harvest-for-40-years Only in France: 'Drive slowly - grape juice on the roads' The annual wine harvest is underway, and motorists in the wine region of south western France have urged to take precautions due to the unusual hazard of spilled grape juice. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160928/only-in-france-caution-grape-juice-road-signs Wed, 28 Sep 2016 17:32:26 +0200 only-in-france-caution-grape-juice-road-signs French wine harvest to drop due to lack of rain France's closely-watched wine harvest should be slightly less plentiful than it was last year due to a lack of rain, official figures showed Monday, but industry professionals are nevertheless expecting a good vintage. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150824/french-wine-harvest-to-drop-due-to-lack-of-rain Mon, 24 Aug 2015 19:16:41 +0200 french-wine-harvest-to-drop-due-to-lack-of-rain French Indian summer could mean great wine France's Indian summer weather could undo some of the damage done by its cold, wet summer and thus produce some great wines. Experts are particularly hopeful about the white grape varities. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140916/french-indian-summer-could-mean-great-wine Tue, 16 Sep 2014 11:28:00 +0200 french-indian-summer-could-mean-great-wine France set to be world's top wine producer A lousy grape harvest in Italy has meant the Italians will cede their spot as the largest producer of wine in the world to France, which saw a healthy crop for the first time in several years. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140910/france-set-to-be-worlds-top-wine-producer Wed, 10 Sep 2014 11:43:00 +0200 france-set-to-be-worlds-top-wine-producer France drinks to bumper 2014 wine harvest There was some much-needed good cheer for France on Friday when winegrowers predicted a successful 2014. With over 6 million bottles set to be produced this year, there should be enough to go round. Although there was bad news for another crop. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140822/france-wine-harvest Fri, 22 Aug 2014 13:56:00 +0200 france-wine-harvest