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Fire Raging Near Bordeaux Brings More Bad News for Its Vineyards

One of the largest fires in modern French history is raging near the vineyards of Bordeaux. That is just the latest problem for France’s embattled wine industry.

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A vineyard at the Château Smith Haut Lafitte winery near Bordeaux on Monday.
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Fire Raging Near Bordeaux Brings More Bad News for Its Vineyards

One of the largest fires in modern French history is raging near the vineyards of Bordeaux. That is just the latest problem for France’s embattled wine industry.

© Dmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times

A vineyard at the Château Smith Haut Lafitte winery near Bordeaux on Monday.
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Conditions for European Wildfires Created by Summer of Extremes

The wildfires are scorching parts of France and Spain that had already faced unusually hot and dry summers.

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A damaged building in Le Porge, a coastal village west of Bordeaux, France. Wildfires have ravaged parts of Spain and France this summer.
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