The Champagne region of France is also loving life. They say climatic shift has made their lives easier and their Champagne better. Recently, the Champagne harvest ran from mid-September to early October, but it has progressively crept earlier, late August through mid-September.
But in 2011, the first grapes were plucked from the vine on August 19th - the earliest in almost two centuries.
Warmer summers mean better French bubbly, but the future is uncertain by Ben Barnier, GlobalPost.com

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