Storms Destroy 2,500 Acres of Grapes in Bordeaux
<i> Associated Press</i>
BORDEAUX, France —
Violent weekend storms destroyed about 2,500 acres of ripening grapes in the famed Bordeaux wine-making region, officials said Tuesday. The unseasonal rain and hail came in a growing season with the worst weather since 1977, the Interprofessional Center of Bordeaux Wines said.
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