Tag: vineyards
“They are treated like cattle”, the authorities’ fight against slavery in the vineyards
This Friday, October 13, the Libourne public prosecutor’s office opened a judicial investigation for human trafficking against seven people. Implicated for having employed dozens of people of Romanian origin in…
“I worked in the vineyards all day and I did the cleaning,” testifies a victim of slavery
She is angry with this boss of a wine company who promised her a monthly salary of 1,650 euros and the hope of a better life. In September 2022, a…
Investigation opened for “trafficking in human beings” in the Bordeaux vineyards
An investigation was opened this Friday for “human trafficking” against seven people suspected of having employed, in “unworthy” conditions, dozens of people in the Bordeaux vineyards. The seven suspects arrested…
In the vineyards, EU policy lacks ambition
EU policy on viticulture has “like cork taint”. The European Court of Auditors estimated this Monday that, in this area, environmental requirements are very insufficient. With its 2.2 million farms,…
Are historical grape varieties the solution?
Status: 07/02/2023 1:22 p.m Drought, heat and heavy rain are causing problems for viticulture in Germany. The first wineries are trying to use unknown historical grape varieties that have advantages…
In the vineyards, “overexposure of local residents”, warns a new study
This is a new study that pushes the nail on an already well-known problem. In the vineyards, local residents, whether they are very close or a little further from the…
The Rangen is ranked among the 12 best vineyards in the world and “it will help Alsace”
The famous Pétrus in Bordeaux, the no less well-known Musigny and Montrachet in Burgundy… and Rangen from Alsace! The terroir located near Thann, in the Haut-Rhin, was designated at the…
Wild bees and butterflies: great biodiversity in vineyards
Status: 11/02/2022 4:09 p.m Vineyards are true hotspots of biodiversity – this is shown by a long-term study. More than 170 wild bee species and dozens of butterflies live there,…
In the Beaujolais vineyards, the summer of 2022 promises a quality vintage
In Beaujolais, the harvest began on August 17. In winegrower memory, we hadn’t taken out the secateurs so early since… 2003. The heat wave yesterday, the second hottest summer in…
Spared this year by a taste of smoke in its wines, Bordeaux learns from Californian vineyards
One disaster could have hidden another. To the losses of more than 28,000 ha of forests caused by the gigantic fires in Gironde in the summer of 2022, we could…