France’s Champagne region begins earliest grape harvest on record amid extreme heat

Associated Press Associated Press — 1min

Champagne producers are racing to pick their grapes as the region’s earliest harvest on record gets underway, after extreme heat and drought accelerated ripening, leaving growers a narrow window to preserve the quality of the region’s world-famous sparkling wine. (AP video shot by: Nicolas Garriga)

Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress
Read more: https://apnews.com​

This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home