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- 1French wine country faces climate, tariffs and falling demand▼In French wine country, climate change, tariffs and dwindling demand are a recipe for trouble
France's wine industry is confronting a convergence of pressures: climate change is disrupting harvests, US tariffs are squeezing export markets, and domestic and global demand for wine is shrinking. Growers and producers in regions like Bordeaux face falling sales and financial strain, prompting debate over vineyard pull-outs, subsidies and how the centuries-old industry must adapt to survive.
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Girondins de Bordeaux face Angoulême in the Coupe de France, with Bordeaux coach talking up the clash as a chance for the club's young players to seek something 'irrational' in a competition known for upsets. The match is being described locally as a 'parenthesis' from league struggles, and fans are following it as a classic David-versus-Goliath cup tie.