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Napa Valley enjoys ‘ideal’ harvest conditions
Napa Valley winemakers are basking in 'ideal' conditions for the 2013 harvest, reflecting an upbeat mood across California as a whole.
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Chablis battles rot to secure 2013 harvest
For Chablis winemakers who can manage rot in their vineyards, the 2013 harvest may yet yield some pleasantly surprising wines, say producers.
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Champagne yield set for 2013 harvest
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Hail hits southern Alsace vineyards
Hailstorms continue to batter French vineyards, this time in the heart of Alsatian wine country, with up to 60% damages reported in parts of Southern Alsace.
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Second Bordeaux storm destroys 4,000ha costing ’20million Euros at the very least’
Bordeaux's main white wine growing region, Entre-deux-Mers, has been hit by a massive hailstorm damaging about 4,000 hectares of vines with many producers losing almost their entire crop.
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Bordeaux 2013 harvest set for 20% drop
Bordeaux is facing its smallest harvest since 1991, according to the Bordeaux Wine Bureau.
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Hail-struck Bordeaux winemakers to top up with bulk AOC wine
Bordeaux winemakers who lost vines to violent hail storms over the summer will be allowed to buy bulk AOC wine to boost volumes.
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Australia 2013 harvest ‘biggest in five years’
Australia's 2013 wine harvest was the biggest in five years, rising more than 10% on 2012 to hit an estimated 1.83m tonnes, according to the Winemakers' Federation of Australia (WFA).
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Cote de Beaune vineyards hit hard by violent storms
Two violent storms collided late Tuesday in Burgundy resulting in massive damage to vineyards in the Cote de Beaune, according to the Burgundy Wine Board (BIVB).
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Hail destroys 300ha of vineyards in Champagne, says report
Last weekend's severe hailstorms caused such extensive damage that several parts of the Champagne region lost up to half the potential 2013 crop, according to an official report issued yesterday.
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Austria set for small 2013 harvest after extreme weather
Austria's vineyards are facing their fourth consecutive small harvest in 2013, thanks to a combination of hail, drought and poor weather during flowering.
