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  Crisis in Chablis: wine hit by frost, drought and now coronavirus

  

  theguardian.com

  Coronavirus outbreak dashes hopes of winemakers in Burgundy In the village of Maligny in the valley of the Serein river at the heart of chablis country, Jean-François Bordet surveys the vineyards his family has owned since 1590.Spring, when the vines sprout their first leaves, is an uncertain time, when late frosts threaten to kill off early growth. Like other vignerons in this region of Burgundy, Bordet has been working day and night to protect his plants, a number of which are more than 100 years old. Continue reading...

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