Small harvest in France but abundant harvest in Burgundy
2017-09-21
There is a lot of talk about the very small harvest volume that we will get this year, even here at BKWine Magazine, Record-breaking small
There is a lot of talk about the very small harvest volume that we will get this year, even here at BKWine Magazine, Record-breaking small
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Already today it is quite clear how big the wine harvest will be this year, with quite a lot of certainty. It will be small.
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