The rain gauges have been overflowing in Maxime Toubart's vineyards — and that is bad news for his champagne vintage. Champagne vineyards that suffered damages from mildew fungus following periods of heavy rainfall are seen from above — via a drone-captured image — in Le Breuil, France. Grapes that are partially damaged by mildew fungus are seen Friday in the Champagne vineyard of Franck Jobert, in Le Breuil, France. (Yiming Woo/Reuters)Meteo France said Champagne had the second-wettest June-July period since record keeping began in the 1960s. Toubart said this week that reserves from earlier vintages meant there should be no impact on supplies of champagne to the market.

Source: CBC News July 30, 2021 16:18 UTC