Record-early champagne harvest highlights climate change impact on French vineyards
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Source: The Japan Times
Published: 2026-08-18 08:41 UTC+10:00
Section: ENVIRONMENT
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Europe, Environment & Climate
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MONTGUEUX, France – In the Champagne region of northeast France, dozens of workers gathered among chardonnay vines at dawn on Aug. 14, secateurs and buckets in hand, beginning the second day of the earliest harvest since records began in the early 20th century.
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