{
  "id": 6424832,
  "title": "France’s record heatwave pushes champagne alcohol levels to historic high",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/frances-record-heatwave-pushes-champagne-alcohol-levels-to-historic",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T13:49:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260909-france-s-record-heatwave-pushes-champagne-alcohol-levels-to-historic-high"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "France’s record-breaking summer heat has forced champagne producers to contend with unusually high sugar levels in grapes, forcing authorities to allow alcohol content of up to 15 percent in the region’s sparkling wine for the first time. Champagne is usually capped at 13 percent.",
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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."
}