Producers in Bordeaux, France's largest wine-growing region, warn they are facing heavy losses this year due to mildew. As many as 90 percent of local vineyards are affected by the fungus, which winemakers blame on wetter, warmer conditions created by climate change.
The damage is unprecedented, says Stéphane Gabard, president of the association of Bordeaux's AOC ("appellation d'origine contrôlée", or protected designation of origin) wine producers.
