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Hailstorms badly damage French vineyards, mainly Cognac

PARIS: Severe weather, including hailstorms, caused serious damage at the weekend in some French wine-producing regions, notably Cognac where up to 8 percent of the vineyard has been badly damaged, producers said on Monday.

Other regions hard hit where Chablis and Beaujolais.

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