{
  "id": 2110481,
  "title": "Champagne harvest: why picking begins as early as mid-August",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/champagne-harvest-why-picking-begins-as-early-as-mid-august",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T10:04:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/20/champagne-harvest-why-picking-begins-as-early-as-mid-august"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In Champagne, the grape harvest began as early as mid-August, unprecedented for some growers, after heat and drought sped up ripening and forced them to change their methods.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}