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Bordeaux Vine-Pull Scheme Cuts Production Amid Drought, Fires

7/29/2026

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Drought and wildfires in Bordeaux have triggered a vine-pull scheme to cut production.
Thomas Duroux of Château Palmer says the fires pose no immediate danger but stress young vines.
Two months of drought and heat forced an early harvest while irrigation exemptions stay limited.
The Liv-ex Bordeaux 500 Index shows the market has lost nearly a fifth of its value in five years, slowing en primeur sales and prompting price cuts.

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Drought and wildfires in Bordeaux have triggered a vine-pull scheme to cut production.
Thomas Duroux of Château Palmer says the fires pose no immediate danger but stress young vines.
Two months of drought and heat forced an early harvest while irrigation exemptions stay limited.
The Liv-ex Bordeaux 500 Index shows the market has lost nearly a fifth of its value in five years, slowing en primeur sales and prompting price cuts.