German winemakers are on track to have their biggest grape harvest in 20 years, according to The German Wine Institute, reports CBS News. With the harvest 95 percent complete, the group expects winegrowers to produce 280 million gallons of wine, after a long, hot summer that shriveled many other farmers' crops. The German government is compensating thousands of farmers whose harvests have suffered.
The institute expects good-quality wines to emerge from the hot summer, with fruity whites and full-bodied reds in prospect. The harvest is 23 percent above the last decade's average and the largest since 1999, according to the report. Full Story
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