Toby Young(@toadmeister):Has anyone seen any stories about the threat posed by the wildfires in the Bordeaux region to the local wine industry? I know the fires haven't yet reached the vineyards on the left and right bank of the Gironde, but how great is the risk that they will? And how great is the risk that the grapes will suffer from 'smoke taint' even if the fires don't reach the vineyards?

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2026.07.27 13:09

Has anyone seen any stories about the threat posed by the wildfires in the Bordeaux region to the local wine industry? I know the fires haven't yet reached the vineyards on the left and right bank of the Gironde, but how great is the risk that they will? And how great is the risk that the grapes will suffer from 'smoke taint' even if the fires don't reach the vineyards?

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