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French, Italian winegrowers face earliest ever harvest

Italian winegrowers warned that continued high temperatures linked to climate change could force faster harvesting and affect future wine quality.

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Italian winegrowers warned that continued high temperatures linked to climate change could force faster harvesting and affect future wine quality.

Grapes hang in a vineyard on the Grand Verdus wine estate in Sadirac, southwestern France's Bordeaux region, Wednesday, Jul 29, 2026. (Photo: AP/Eva van Dam)

OLIVA GESSI, Italy: Scorching summer temperatures have disrupted life for millions of Europeans but for winegrowers in Italy and France, who are harvesting their grapes unusually early, the hot weather offers pros as well as cons.

In Oltrepo Pavese, a winegrowing region in northern Italy, the harvest was in full swing in the final days of July, a first.

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Just to the north, around Narbonne, twin sisters and 10th-generation viticulteurs Camille and Audrey Lalaurie had never, until this year, begun harvesting before Aug 12.

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"This year is historic because the grapes have never been harvested in July before," said Matteo Castellani, head of the Coldiretti farming union for Casteggio, south of Pavia.
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Italian winegrowers warned that continued high temperatures linked to climate change could force faster harvesting and affect future wine quality.

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