France 's agriculture ministry has warned the country's wine production could fall by around 4% this year , following an unseasonably cold spring , this year heatwaves and destructive hailstorms. That would be about 4% below average production over the past five years, the ministry added. The ministry said overall summer output is estimated at 43.4 million hectolitres, compared to 43.4 million hectolitres the previous year , representing around 4% below the average production for the previous year .
France 's agriculture ministry has warned the country's wine production could fall by around 4% this year , following an unseasonably cold spring , this year heatwaves and destructive hailstorms. The ministry said overall summer output is estimated at 43.4 million hectolitres, compared to 43.4 million hectolitres the previous year , representing around 4% below the average production for the previous year .