Fires have been raging across Chile since the new year and have reached the edge of the Colchagua Valley, 100 miles south of Santiago. It is home to some of the country’s top wineries, all of which export to Britain. “The flames got to within 10 or 20 metres of the vines in some places,” Maite Rodriguez, head of the local wine producers’ association, said. Although the vines survived, the grapes, which are due to be harvested in the coming weeks, may have been damaged by heat and smoke, she said. The fires have killed 10 people, ravaged 240,000…

Source: The Times January 27, 2017 17:09 UTC