FILE PHOTO: Bottles of red wine are displayed at Chateau Lamothe-Bergeron (Haut-Medoc Label) in Cussac-Fort-Medoc, in the Medoc Region, France, May 2, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo
PARIS (Reuters) - Wine output in France, the world's second largest producer, may fall by as much as 13% this year after vineyards were hit by adverse weather including hail, frost and a record-breaking heatwave, the farm ministry said on Friday.
In its first estimate for 2019, the ministry forecast production in a range of 42.8 million to 46.4 million hectolitres, down 6-13% from 49.4 million in 2018.
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