Bird flu occurs most winters, but this year is especially bad.
Tests and ICU hospitalizations have jumped past a "maximum alert" level in Paris.
Sacré bleu! French consumers are turning to cheaper alternatives.
The amount of wine produced rose by 17 percent, to the equivalent of about 39 billion bottles.
Bordeaux was hit by its worst April freeze in 16 years, leading to disastrous losses for the grape-growing region.