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An Early Look at 2009 in the Rhône and Loire

Just weeks to go before harvest and hot, dry weather dominates
Posted: Aug 21, 2009 10:12am ET

While most of us are probably heading out on a last bit of summer vacation, grape vines in the northern hemisphere are approaching the most important time of year, harvest. I checked in with a few growers in the Rhône and Loire valleys of France to see how things were doing with just a few weeks left in the growing season.

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