Sharp Frosts Damage French Wine Production

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30 April 2017 13:35 WIB

Heaters are lit early in the morning, to protect vineyards from frost damage outside Chablis, France April 28, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

29 April 2017 00:00 WIB

Workers and wine growers light heaters early in the morning, to protect vineyards from frost damage outside Chablis, France April 28, 2017. In the Bordeaux region, farm unions estimated that several thousand hectares of vineyards across the region, out of a total of 115,000 hectares, had been hit by last week's frosts. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

29 April 2017 00:00 WIB

Workers and wine growers light heaters early in the morning, to protect vineyards from frost damage outside Chablis, France April 28, 2017. France's total wine output fell 10 percent last year due to adverse weather conditions. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

29 April 2017 00:00 WIB

Workers and wine growers light heaters early in the morning, to protect vineyards from frost damage outside Chablis, France April 28, 2017. They have been using candles, heaters and even the down-draught from helicopters to try to save crops. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

29 April 2017 00:00 WIB

Workers and wine growers light heaters early in the morning, to protect vineyards from frost damage outside Chablis, France April 28, 2017. Vineyards report temperatures plunged in all three regions last week, sometimes to below -7 degrees Celsius (19F). REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

29 April 2017 00:00 WIB

Workers and wine growers light heaters early in the morning, to protect vineyards from frost damage outside Chablis, France April 28, 2017. Sharp spring frosts are damaging production in some of France's most famous winemaking regions, including Champagne, Bordeaux and Burgundy, posing a threat to growers' incomes. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

29 April 2017 00:00 WIB