Champagne makers hope pick up in quality will put fizz back in demand


By AGENCY

Favourable weather has improved the quality of champagne grapes this year, producers said on Thursday, providing some good news at a time of fading demand for the French sparkling wine. — Photo: Tristan Gassert/Unsplash

Favourable weather has improved the quality of champagne grapes this year, producers said on Thursday, providing some good news at a time of fading demand for the French sparkling wine.

In July, the industry decided to cut this year's grape harvest by 10%, capping it at 9,000 kilograms per hectare, after a 12% cut the previous year.

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