{"id":2655652,"date":"2026-09-07T18:06:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T22:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/french-champagne-output-evaporates-by-half-in-scorching-heat-wave\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T18:09:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T22:09:04","slug":"french-champagne-output-evaporates-by-half-in-scorching-heat-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/french-champagne-output-evaporates-by-half-in-scorching-heat-wave\/","title":{"rendered":"French Champagne output evaporates by half in scorching heat wave"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffrench-champagne-output-evaporates-by-half-in-scorching-heat-wave%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2655652&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>French Champagne production is projected to decline by nearly 50% in 2026 due to severe weather conditions, including a heat wave, drought, hail, and frost, which have severely damaged crops. The Champagne region was particularly affected, experiencing a 48% reduction compared to 2025, as reported by the French agriculture ministry. Other wine regions in France also faced losses, with Bourgogne-BeaujolaisS pinot noir experiencing a 33% decrease, while Bordeaux and Languedoc-Roussillon saw small increases due to late summer rains.<\/p>\n<p>France&#8217;s wine production dropped by 6%, totaling 34 million hectoliters, which is 17% below the five-year average. The decline is mainly attributed to the extreme heat waves and drought conditions that caused sunburn, shriveling of berries, and early harvesting. Despite these losses, some regions like Bordeaux and languedoc-Roussillon benefited from late rains. Data suggests 2026 will mark france\u2019s lowest harvest in three decades.<\/p>\n<p>The heat wave was driven by a persistent \u201cOmega block\u201d weather pattern from June 17 to July 2,which led to over 5,700 excess deaths in France during June\u2019s record heat. In response to the crop damages, the French goverment allocated 1 billion euros to support farmers. Additionally, wine exports declined to a 25-year low in 2025, and the overall heat wave contributed to increased mortality and economic impacts, including a reduction in sales of French wines.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/france\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"387\">French<\/a> Champagne production is expected to fall by nearly half in 2026 due to a scorching <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/weather\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1458\">heat wave<\/a> that swept across the country, significantly harming crops.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Champagne region was most affected by a culmination of weather factors, including drought, hail, and frost, leading to a 48% drop in Champagne output from the 2025 average, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/agreste.agriculture.gouv.fr\/agreste-web\/disaron\/IraVit26107\/detail\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/agreste.agriculture.gouv.fr\/agreste-web\/disaron\/IraVit26107\/detail\/\">according to<\/a> the French agriculture ministry.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4716027\/netanyahu-dismantle-west-bank-settler-outposts\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Netanyahu orders dismantlement of West Bank settler outposts: Report<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4715994\/france-champagne-production-drought-heat-wave\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>French Champagne output evaporates by half in scorching heat wave<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4715963\/king-charles-iii-status-prince-harry-meghan-markle-return\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>King Charles clarifies status of Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, after their return to the UK<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other wines were affected as well, with pinot noir from the Bourgogne-Beaujolais region experiencing the biggest loss of crop but only seeing a 33% reduction in output from 2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, wine production in France fell by 6%, with 34 million hectoliters produced, which is 17% below the five-year average.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agriculture ministry said the cause of the decline in production was in part due to extreme summer heat waves and intensifying drought across the country that caused sunburn, berry shriveling, and foliage shedding. 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Wine farmers had also been affected by a decline in sales of the country\u2019s famed wines, with exports dropping to a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/french-wine-spirits-exports-lose-fizz-third-year-trade-tensions-hit-2026-02-10\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/french-wine-spirits-exports-lose-fizz-third-year-trade-tensions-hit-2026-02-10\/\">25-year low<\/a> in 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French Champagne output to drop nearly 50% in 2026 due to heat wave<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2655653,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iStock-1147260427.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[21374,51667,33478],"class_list":["post-2655652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-champagne","tag-climate-change-2","tag-heat-wave"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iStock-1147260427.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2655652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2655652"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2655652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2655655,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2655652\/revisions\/2655655"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2655653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2655652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2655652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2655652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}