11/06/2025
France trims 2025 wine output after August heat — supply tightens
France just cut its 2025 wine forecast on the back of a late-summer heatwave. Champagne looks better than last year but still trails its 5-year average; Bordeaux and Languedoc are down. When these wines become more scarce, condition and provenance drive the value of your existing collection.
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Source (Reuters): https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/france-trims-wine-output-estimate-after-summer-heatwave-2025-10-07/
France's farm ministry lowered its projection for this year's wine output on Tuesday to 36 million hectolitres, down from the 37.4 million forecast last month and 1% below last year's harvest, citing a heatwave in August.