Tag: vines
Why are winegrowers demanding the permanent uprooting of at least 15,000 hectares of vines?
“I am 65 years old, my son worked with me and was supposed to take over the property but at the start of the year, he left telling me that…
On a vineyard in Sweden: Luxurious camping between the vines
A dozen man-high tents have been standing on the grounds of a winery in Skåne since this summer. A crazy place in southern Sweden. Is it even possible to produce…
The city smoky after the fires lit to protect the vines from the cold
This Tuesday morning, certain sectors of the Bordeaux metropolis found themselves smoky, as in 2021, in connection with the burning devices put in place since the night of Saturday to…
Cold snap on the vines, winegrowers on the alert
During the night from Saturday to Sunday, the temperature fell to -5.7° in the Salles de Castillon, near Saint Emilion and to -3.3° in Margaux, in Gironde. The winegrowers who…
The frost will cause “very significant harvest losses” in the vines
On January 22, 2017, frozen vines in the Médoc, near Bordeaux – Severe frosts hit France, not sparing the Bordeaux vineyards. The balance sheet is still in progress but the…