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Scorched vines and shrinking incomes drive French winegrowers to the streets

Grapes shrivelled on the vine due to drought at a vineyard in Douzens, southwestern France, on 10 November 2025. © IDRISS BIGOU-GILLES / AFP

Winegrowers across south-west France are preparing to demonstrate on Saturday amid mounting anger over climate shocks, collapsing incomes and stalled political support.

Thousands of winegrowers in southern France's Occitanie region are set to march in the city of Béziers to highlight the plight of the wine industry in the face of climate change.

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