‘We’ve never seen anything like it’: Early harvest rattles France’s wine industry

Extreme weather, changing drinking habits and Trump’s tariffs are some challenges facing France’s wine industry.

Extreme heat waves this summer have set off an early grape harvest in Champagne and elsewhere in France.

The rain started in trickles, small drops at a time. Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, is not immune to rainfall. But by 10pm last Tuesday, it was no longer raindrops. It was a flood — the first of its kind in recent history. By the time the rains eased, it had caused serious upset in the city’s prime towns-Asokoro, Maita