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Climate crisis pushes French winemakers to bet on warmer future in Brittany and Normandy

In recent years, vineyards have been expanding into Normandy, Brittany and Hauts-de-France
In recent years, vineyards have been expanding into Normandy, Brittany and Hauts-de-France. © Sebastien Salom-Gomis, AFP

As rising temperatures reshape France's vineyards, winemakers are turning to Normandy and Brittany, regions once known for cider, not grapes. Those fleeing harsher conditions in traditional areas like the Loire Valley see opportunity up north, though some warn the same climate volatility disrupting southern vineyards is starting to follow them there.

In a green valley in Normandy, rows of grapevines stretch across slopes where an apple orchard once stood.

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