Polish divers have discovered a sunken sailing ship off the coast of southern Sweden, carrying Champagne estimated to be over 170 years old. It is not yet clear when the valuable cargo will be recovered.
The word ‘catastrophe’ is being used by French vignerons to describe the havoc wreaked on their vineyards by rot and mildew, according to French media. Across France, vignerons are worrying about the state of their grapes.
The permitted yield in Champagne for this year is set at 10,000 kg/ha, as announced by the Comité Champagne on July 19, 2024, and reported by the French industry portal Vitisphere.
Recently-created resistant PIWI – ‘pioneering wine’ – grape varieties that take their name from the German term pilzwiderstandsfähig (fungus-resistant), are increasingly seen by viticulturists as a viable solution to emerging environmental and climatic challenges.
