France's signature industry, wine making, is set to have the poorest vendange since the war, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. Vintners are expected to make around 37.2 million hectolitres (hectolitre = 100 litres), which may still seem a lot of wine, but is about 18% down on 2016.
The major culprit as usual is the weather, especially some hard frosts in April which severely affected many southern vineyards. The report does not indicate what the quality of the wine will be; many wine makers will be hoping quality will compensate for quantity.
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