This spring’s wine tours have taken us to Champagne, Chablis and Burgundy, among other places. And here we already saw, around the 20th of May, the beginning of the flowering, which is unusually early.
It has been a hot May with temperatures between 25 and 30 degrees C. This could mean an early harvest. It is also very dry in most of France, and the little rain that has come has probably not been enough to replenish the reserves.
But most wine producers seem to be cautiously optimistic that 2022 will be a good year both in terms of quality and, not least, in terms of quantity. This is needed, not least in Chablis, where many lost 70% of their volume during last year’s catastrophic weather.
But of course, it is several months until it is time to harvest. But we keep our fingers crossed.
