Burgundy suffered from disastrous hail storms on July 23. In the Côte de Beaune some wineries have had their entire vineyard destroyed. The agriculture minister Stephane Le Foll were quick to announce that victims would receive tax credits to meet the financial shortfall.
1350 hectares around the town of Beaune were affected by the storm, which lasted for 45 minutes. From 5 up to 100 % of the affected vineyards have been destroyed. There may be a loss of up to 30 000 hectolitres of wine in 2013. Many Burgundy growers are already burdened this season. Incessant rains caused flooding in May and to top it all, last year also gave a reduced volume.
Read more about the hail storm at La Vigne
This is just one of several storms that have plagued the vineyards this summer, with disastrous effects for some…
