We recently got back from Austria and of course we were wondering how the vineyards had coped with the huge amounts of rain that came around the 20th of September. ”We will have one of
In the middle of March, warm temperatures hit France, meaning the growing season started early in the vineyards. In some places, the budding began as early as the third week of March (e.g. cabernet franc
A wine grower always keeps an eye on the weather report. As we now enter the month of May, you would think that the risk of spring frost is over for the winegrowers in France.
Frost nights in the spring when the tiny buds have begun to appear are a recurring scourge for many winegrowers. Arnaud Thomassin at Château de France in Pessac-Léognan, a producer we have followed for many
The frost has hit French vineyards again this year. So far, however, it has not been as bad as 2021. But in several places, measures have been required to heat the vineyards in some way
Wine producers in France and other parts of Europe were hit hard by several cold nights in April with temperatures far below zero. The warm temperatures earlier this spring had led to early budding in
The spring frost has struck again in several places in France. Warm spring weather led to an early budding but then the weather changed again, as it usually does. In the Loire Valley, they are
In Côte d’Or in Burgundy this year, for the first time, a new method of frost control has been used. The burning of straw bales. Many of them. Maurice Chapuis at Domaine Chapuis in Aloxe-Corton
It has been a cold spring throughout Europe. So cold that frost has caused damage in most European wine countries, in the north as well as in the south. For many wine growers, this is
Spring is a lovely time of the year but it can also be a nail-biter for wine growers in northern wine regions. No one wants to be hit by frost in April or May, destroying
It has been a cold spring in northern France. For growers in Chablis and the Côte d’Or this turned into something really bad during the night between April 26 and 27. It was a frosty
We recently got back from Austria and of course we were wondering how the vineyards had coped with the huge amounts of rain that came
In the middle of March, warm temperatures hit France, meaning the growing season started early in the vineyards. In some places, the budding began as
A wine grower always keeps an eye on the weather report. As we now enter the month of May, you would think that the risk
Frost nights in the spring when the tiny buds have begun to appear are a recurring scourge for many winegrowers. Arnaud Thomassin at Château de
The frost has hit French vineyards again this year. So far, however, it has not been as bad as 2021. But in several places, measures
Wine producers in France and other parts of Europe were hit hard by several cold nights in April with temperatures far below zero. The warm
The spring frost has struck again in several places in France. Warm spring weather led to an early budding but then the weather changed again,
In Côte d’Or in Burgundy this year, for the first time, a new method of frost control has been used. The burning of straw bales.
It has been a cold spring throughout Europe. So cold that frost has caused damage in most European wine countries, in the north as well
Spring is a lovely time of the year but it can also be a nail-biter for wine growers in northern wine regions. No one wants
It has been a cold spring in northern France. For growers in Chablis and the Côte d’Or this turned into something really bad during the
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