French growers feel the pinch as cold snap wrecks crops

Ampuis, France (AFP) April 13, 2021

Standing on a steep narrow path amid rows of vines, Michael Gerin wonders whether any of this year's harvest can be salvaged. The worst spring frost in decades has killed off most of the shoots, and the weather forecast is not promising. "We should have six bunches of grapes per vine. Now we're hoping for maybe one," Gerin told AFP at his 17-hectare property in the heart of the Rhone val