Why is France destroying 30,000 hectares of vineyards?
The plan to uproot vines and livelihoods
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France is country world renowned for its fine wines. Indeed, for a long time people have flocked to the south of France to admire the country's sprawling vineyards and taste its delicious wines. It may come as a surprise, then, to hear that the French government recently announced plans to uproot large swathes of the country's vineyards.
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