Forced to start picking grapes much earlier than normal because of torrid temperatures, winemakers across France are worrying that grape quality will suffer from the climate-induced stress. [The Local.fr 12 Aug 22]
Then of course there are wildfires, especially in the Gironde Departement, which is home to the vineyards of Bordeaux. However, the fires tend to be in the south of the départment on the border with the Landes départment. As of today there are no reports of vineyards being directly affected.![](https://frenchvineyard.co.uk/vine/wp-content/uploads/sancerre_vines.png)