Wine prices set to increase after French producers hit by devastating frost
A severe frost has ruined vineyards across France, posing one of the greatest threats to the country’s wine industry in years
Last week, temperatures reached record lows of up to -7c in some areas
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Wine prices are set to increase in the wake of devastating frosts across France.
A severe frost has ruined as much as 80 per cent of vineyards across France, posing one of the greatest threats to the country’s wine industry in years.
“It’s a catastrophe,” said Isabelle Perraud, a winemaker in the Beauljolais north of Lyon. “I still haven’t had the courage to go out and check all the vines because I know they’re all destroyed.”