French wine shortage: Farmers suffer worst frost damage since 1990 and smallest harvest for 40 years

French winemakers have suffered the worst frost damage to their crops since the 1990s as fears grow that grape vines could yield the smallest harvest for 40 years.  The damage done by several nights’ of frost this week threatens to destroy grape harvests in some of the country’s best-known and prestigious wine-producing regions. Farmers across the country lit … Read more

Shine on harvest moon! | Daily Mail Online

Shine on harvest moon! Earth’s nearest neighbour provides skywatchers with a stunning display after heatwave summer saw below-average sunshine First full moon of September, known as the ‘Corn Moon’, photographed over Hengistbury Head in Dorset It will reach its peak at around 6.22am today and continue to illuminate the sky again overnight until Thursday Stunning … Read more