{"id":39883,"date":"2022-04-09T14:59:08","date_gmt":"2022-04-09T12:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/?p=39883"},"modified":"2022-04-09T14:59:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-09T12:59:11","slug":"french-vineyards-late-frosts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/french-vineyards-late-frosts\/","title":{"rendered":"French vineyards &#8211; late frosts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/capitoul_bud.png\" alt=\"vine in bud at Chateau Capitoul\" class=\"wp-image-39884\" width=\"416\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/capitoul_bud.png 532w, https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/capitoul_bud-300x300.png 300w, 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