Record heat and drought make this year's champagne stronger
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Record heat and drought make this year's champagne stronger
For the first time, French champagne producers are allowed to sell their bubbly with more than 13% alcohol, as record heatwaves and drought have resulted in grapes containing unusually high levels of sugar. They fear that climate change may eventually force them to permanently rewrite the rules governing winemaking. Also in the segment, the European Central Bank raised interest rates for the second time this year amid higher energy costs, as a …
Champagne harvest: Region anticipates ‘outstanding quality’ despite drastic yield drop - Dining and Cooking
Home News By Hamish Graham Published: 11 September, 2026 Trade body Comité Champagne (or CIVC) has detailed its assessment of the grape harvest in the famous region. Despite what could amount to a forecasted 49% drop in wine output compared to 2025 (according to the French government’s agricultural statistics agency Agreste) and “exceptional climate conditions”, [...]
The Comité Champagne has obtained from the French authorities a historical derogation: alcohol up to 15%. It is the result of five waves of heat and the earliest harvest ever recorded, which began on August 6.
Milan, 10 sets. (askanews) . "Champagne has closed an unprecedented harvest due to precociousness, with an average yield of about 7,000 kg/ha compared to 9,900 of 2025 and grapes arrived in the very mature cellar, with unusually high sugar concentrations for the region. The first harvests began on August 6 in Montgueux, in the "Aube," while [...]
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