In Italy’s northern Veneto region, a violent storm at the end of August ravage 5% of the regions vineyards, causing €6 million worth of damage and a wine season to go up in smoke for many vintners, Forbes reported.

This blow to the European wine industry, within which Italy is the top producer, comes only weeks after Tuscany announced its grape harvest was at risk due to limited seasonal workers arriving, most of them from Eastern Europe to whom many borders are closed. To help combat this looming threat, Tuscanys Fedagripesca Confcooperative petitioned the Italian government for agricultural vouchers to lure students, restauranteurs and the unemployed to work short-term on the vineyards for harvest.