April frost at vineyards halves Bordeaux crop

Bordeaux vineyards in south-west France could lose half of their harvest this year after two nights of frost damaged the crop at the end of April, a wine industry official said yesterday.

Wines from the Cognac, Bergerac, and Lot-et-Garonne regions had also been affected, according to Bernard Farges, head of the Syndicat des vins Bordeaux et Bordeaux Supérieur.