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The lands in Bordeaux, France’s famous wine area, in some ways look the same as ever. But this year something is different in one of the world’s most famous wine producing areas. The harvest that once started in the middle of September is now happening earlier — in the middle of August.

Due to severe drought and very hot summer, in the prestigious vineyards of Bordeaux and other wine regions in Europe, the grape harvest is taking place one month earlier in mid-August

BORDEAUX, France (AP) -- The landscape in the prestigious vineyards of Bordeaux looks the same as ever, with healthy, ripe grapes hanging heavy off rows of green vines.

In the well-known Bordeaux vineyards, France’s most renowned wine region, something is unusual. The harvest, which normally begins in mid-September, began in mid-August this year due to the heatwave amid extreme climate change and drought. The owners of vineries said that the grapes are of good quality, but the yield has gone down that would impact the wine industry, facing the consequences of climate change.

The landscape in the prestigious vineyards of Bordeaux looks the same as ever, with healthy, ripe grapes hanging heavy off rows of green vines. But this year something is starkly different in one of France’s most celebrated wine regions and other parts of Europe. The harvest that once started in mid-September is now happening earlier…

Amid a widespread European drought, French winemakers have been forced to harvest their grapes the earliest they have ever done so.

Climate change is encroaching on the prestigious vineyards of Bordeaux

Amid a widespread European drought, French winemakers have been forced to harvest their grapes the earliest they have ever done so.