French vintners are lighting candles to thaw their grapevines to save them from a late frost following a mild winter. The temperature swing is threatening fruit crops in multiple countries in western Europe.
Ice-coated vines stretched across hillsides around Chablis as the Burgundy region woke Monday to temperatures of -5 C . Fruit growers are worried that the frost will kill off large numbers of early buds, which appeared in March as temperatures rose above 20 C , and disrupt the whole growing season.
The frost is particularly frustrating after a similar phenomenon hit French vineyards last year, leading to some 2 billion euros in losses. Scientists later found that theBefore dawn Monday, row upon row of candles flickered beneath the frosty vines in Chablis. As the sun rose, it illuminated the ice crystals gripping the vines.
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