“There is an ecological disaster, a human disaster, families have lost their homes because of the fire, and then there is an economic disaster,” one vineyard owner told NBC News.A forest fire rages in Saint-Jean-d'Illac, not too far from Bordeaux, France.Romain Perrocheau / AFP via Getty ImagesJuly 31, 2026, 1:27 PM EDTBy Raf Sanchez and Shira PinsonCANÉJAN, France — Green leaves and young grapes have staff at the Château de Rouillac vineyard hopeful for a vintage year. But a little over 12 miles away from the 17th-century estate lies a hellscape of blackened trees and scorched earth ravaged by a megafire that has torn through the region around the city of Bordeaux. Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.
In France’s beloved vineyards, raging wildfires threaten a way of life
“There is an ecological disaster, a human disaster, families have lost their homes because of the fire, and then there is an economic disaster,” one vineyard owner told NBC News.
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