It was late August 1939, and French winemakers were fretting about the harvest. Two months earlier, the outlook had been bright. The weather had been good and there was the promise of an excellent vintage. Then the weather changed. For six straight weeks it rained, and temperatures plummeted.
-Don & Petie Kladstrup, Wine & War: The French, The Nazis & The Great Battle For France's Greatest Treasure
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