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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Gael BRANCHEREAU

Harvest Starts Very Early In Sicily's Drought-hit Vineyards

At Contessa Entellina, the company's main estate in the province of Agrigento, there has been almost no rain since May. (Credit: AFP)

On the hills of the Contessa Entellina vineyard in western Sicily, the harvest is already well underway, the grapes ripening earlier than usual because of drought and high temperatures.

The prestigious Donnafugata vineyards, which span the Italian island from the slopes of Marsala to the mantle of Mount Etna, began their harvest on July 22, an unprecedented two weeks early.

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