Tag: vines
The sanitary system for uprooting vines opens on Monday
Approved by the European Commission on November 3, the system for sanitary uprooting of vines in Gironde saw its implementing decree appear in the Official Journal this Sunday. “The definitive…
Europe gives the green light for the plan to uproot Bordeaux vines
The uprooting will be able to begin in the coming months. The European Commission announced on Friday that it had validated the sanitary uprooting plan for vines in Bordeaux, giving…
The uprooting of vines in Bordeaux suspended from the European green light
A schedule pushed back by around two months. The launch of the subsidized plan for the sanitary uprooting of vines in Bordeaux is delayed pending a green light from the…
Harvest: Wasps, new ramparts against the last of the vines
The harvest is underway. And if the first blows of pruning shears have already been given in Aube, Hérault or Bordeaux, for the white, the grape harvest should last until…
With the “tropical atmosphere”, 90% of Gironde vines affected by mildew
Mildew is in the rows and has already done considerable damage at the start of summer. The monitoring of the 86 reference plots coordinated by the Gironde Chamber of Agriculture…
The “sanitary” uprooting plan for vines in Bordeaux will be launched in October
This is below the expectations of part of the sector. The “sanitary” uprooting campaign of the Bordeaux vineyard, faced with serious overproduction, must begin in October after a call for…
Bordeaux – please rip out vines – economy
For many, Bordeaux is the ultimate red wine. Now France is paying winegrowers in the region a premium for uprooting the vines as there is overproduction. Minister of Agriculture Marc…
The uprooting of approximately 9,500 hectares of vines will be financed in Bordeaux
The State and the interprofession of Bordeaux wines will finance the “sanitary” uprooting of vines to the tune of several tens of millions of euros, to deal with the overproduction…
A winery uses little pigs to maintain its vines
They are all organic these little pigs! Short-legged, unable to lift their heads, they weigh, on average, 40 kg. Not enough to carve out a good ham then. However, several…
“I hope to uproot 10% of my vines to get out of debt”, says a winegrower
Wine-growing tractors invaded the streets of Bordeaux very early on Tuesday morning. Unaccustomed to demonstrating, several hundred winegrowers gathered around a fire on Place des Quinconces, before the planned departure…