Hail storm wreaks havoc on Bordeaux region, will affect wine prices
Hail storm wreaks havoc on Bordeaux region, will affect wine prices
Aug 10, 2013 6(FoxNews) - In just 10 minutes, five percent of the crop that would become 2013’s dry white Bordeaux was destroyed in a hail storm that ravaged the famous wine-producing region last Friday.
Due to the storm, which only lasted from 8:40 p.m. to 8:50 p.m. last Friday, the 2013 dry white Bordeaux from Entre-deux-Mers is set to become a rare commodity, which will greatly affect the pricing of the 2013 vintage.
“The storm was a damaging and dramatic event that could not have come at a worse time,” Christophe Château, spokesman for the French interest group Le Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) told news channel France 24.
According to the CIVB, which represents nearly 10,000 Bordeaux wine producers and growers, the storm caused damage to around 50,000 acres of vineyards in the region. Such a devastating blow will have dramatic economic repercussions.
Stéphane Defraine, president of the Entre-deux-Mers Winegrowers Union, told The Drink Business that the storm has cost local growers and estimated $26 million (£17 million).
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