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Virus carriers to regional heroes: Bats save the day for French vineyards – Business Standard

January 27, 2021 by ADSWineReporter

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As the 2020 harvest started early, a lot is riding on the region’s vintage amid a spate of challenges

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wine harvesting | vintage wines | Sula wines

Over the past year, bats have gone from unloved animal to devastating threat, thanks to their suspected role as the original carriers of Covid-19 before the novel coronavirus hopscotched to humans. Yet in Bordeaux, one of the world’s top wine regions, they’re being welcomed as heroes. As the 2020 harvest started early, a lot is riding on the region’s vintage amid a spate of challenges.

After U. S. President Donald Trump imposed a 25% tariff on several varieties of European still alcohol last October, the value of Bordeaux wine fell 46% in November, compared to the …

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First Published: Mon, September 28 2020. 12:34 IST

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