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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Juliette MICHEL

'Extreme' Climate Blamed For World's Worst Wine Harvest In 62 Years

A forest fire burns through California's Napa Valley last May (Credit: AFP)

World wine production dropped 10 percent last year, the biggest fall in more than six decades, because of "extreme" climate changes, the body that monitors the trade said Thursday.

"Extreme environmental conditions" including droughts, fires and other problems with climate were mostly to blame for the drastic fall, said the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) that covers nearly 50 wine producing countries.

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