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Yanmar is already working on the possibility of adapting the robot to larger vineyards and making it suitable for tillage or canopy management.

Thursday October 21 2021

A robot for spraying narrow, steep vines

“The reason why Yanmar has agreed to show you its robot is because it really passes muster”, claims Mathieu Liebart, head of experimental
Vine growing
“The wines display the kind of freshness and structure that established Bordeaux’s reputation in the past”, comments David Pernet.

Thursday October 14 2021

Bordeaux is not harvesting the vintage of the century, but a vintage from the last century

Vintages come and go in Bordeaux and each one is different. After sunny harvests in 2018 and 2020, 2021’s defining features are its (...)
Vine growing
According to the French Ministry’s overview of the 2021 harvest, “Burgundy, the Rhone Valley and Jura were the areas most affected” by frost.

Monday October 11 2021

Rain bolsters yields of 2021 crop in Bordeaux, Champagne and Cognac

“According to estimates established on October 1, wine production in 2021 will be in the range of 34 million hectolitres, down 27% on (...)
Vine growing
“Estates are not making the changes lightly. They are aware that they need to change their practices, but not at any cost”, comments Agnès Boisson.

Wednesday October 06 2021

Soon, one third of Côte-d’Or estates will be organic

Burgundy is not holding its horses when it comes to organic winegrowing. Due to its northerly location, organic techniques may have been a (...)
Winemaking
“We spend a lot of time in the wineries to boost morale and help producers perform well, so that they don't lose too many markets”, says Daniel Granès.

Tuesday October 05 2021

Buyers are delighted with the freshness of 2021 Languedoc wines

A month ago, Daniel Granès, scientific director at the Co-operative Wine Institute (ICV), was surprised by the very high levels of malic acid (...)
Vine growing
Founded in 1443, the Hospices de Beaune is based on the principle of a wine-funded hospital – wine from the estate provides funding for the town’s hospital. The vineyard blocks, all of them donations, extend over more than 60 ha in Burgundy, from Pouilly-Fuissé to Gevrey-Chambertin, most of them planted to Pinot noir

Monday September 27 2021

Taking stock of the 2021 vintage in Burgundy with Ludivine Griveau of the Hospices de Beaune

Harvesting began on September 17 at the Hospices de Beaune estate. With two months to go before the illustrious charity auction, estate manager (...)
Winemaking
The protocol includes three 2-hour sessions at the ‘Gustarium’ in the Languedoc wine centre.

Friday September 24 2021

French oenologists are teaching chemotherapy patients how to rehabilitate their sense of smell

An experiment where oenologists rehabilitate patients suffering from multiple myeloma or lymphoma in taste and smell after chemotherapy will (...)
Thursday September 23 2021 - Equipment by Vitisphere
Pressure on prices and supplies is not just affecting consumable items. Rising prices of stainless steel are also having an impact on purchases of new tanks.

Why the French wine industry is running out of wooden cases, boxes and glass bottles

Members of the French wine industry have not even begun to think about the inevitable increase in the price of their wines due to the small (...)
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Monday September 20 2021 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
Further rainfall is forecast around 23 September, fuelling fears.

The heavens open as Languedoc enters the final phase of harvesting

On September 14 and 15, torrential rain fell on vineyards in the Gard and Hérault areas of southern France, bringing harvesting to a standstill. (...)
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Friday September 17 2021 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
Regarding the inclusion of hybrids in GI production specifications, Jérémy Cukierman claims, “I am still a little sceptical”.

'Tomorrow's Wine', a compendium of solutions for addressing climate change

“Quel vin pour demain?” or “Tomorrow’s Wine. Wine in the Face of Climate Change”, by Jérémy Cukierman MW, wine (...)
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Monday September 13 2021 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
'By their very nature, these forecasts cannot take into account events that may occur after this date and influence the harvest,' said the French administration.

French crop falls by 29% to all-time low in 2021

“Wine production in 2021 is expected to be in the range of 33 million hectolitres, 29% lower than in 2020 and 25% lower than the average (...)
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Thursday September 09 2021 - Winemaking by Vitisphere
The cask of Secret du Pallet spent a year underground.

Using a legendary formula, growers bury a cask of wine for a year

Can a Nantes wine retail for €100 a bottle? Why not, say the winegrowers of Le Pallet. The members of a co-operative that is affiliated (...)
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Wednesday September 08 2021 - Winemaking by Vitisphere
“From now on, why not specify the amount of copper used per hectare?” reflects Didier Berthollier (right).

French winegrowers state sulphite content on their labels

Could this be a first? “Personally, I never seen anyone else do it”, claims Savoy winegrower Didier Berthollier. For the past (...)
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Tuesday September 07 2021 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
After the raging wildfires in August, summer ended with a devastating hailstorm.

Provence vineyards damaged by hail

On Tuesday 24 August, just two days before harvesting was due to start, Antoine Paris watched helplessly as hailstones measuring 2 to 3 cm (...)
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Thursday July 29 2021 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
Interestingly, future specifications for the Médoc appellations also provide for trials of new grape varieties Arinarnoa, Marselan, Castet and Touriga nacional.

AOC Médoc, Haut-Médoc and Listrac-Médoc to enforce mandatory environmental certification in two years’ time

At an extraordinary general meeting on 5 July, the Médoc, Haut-Médoc and Listrac-Médoc appellation board validated its plans to incorporate (...)
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Wednesday July 28 2021 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
“In April, frost was the only issue, but now we are expecting more [yield] loss due to drought”, sums up Julien Thiery.

Drought warning across the vineyards of Roussillon

“After mildew last year and now frost and drought this year, winegrowers are under great pressure”, summarises Anne-Marie Castagné, (...)
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Monday July 26 2021 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
At 52, Jean-Claude Credoz has no recollection of ever seeing this amount of damage in Jura.

Landslide carries vineyard away in Jura

“Yet another disaster. We had already been dealt a big blow by the spring frost, hail and mildew, during our third year of conversion (...)
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Friday July 23 2021 - Equipment by Vitisphere
François Jamet claims that he has received generally positive feedback from his fellow winegrowers: 'They told me that my idea was not daft, and that it was certainly an avenue to explore”.

Could underground heat exchangers combat frost in vineyards?

“The vines around the cellar vents are often not affected by frost. Could this be due to the temperate air that permanently reigns in (...)
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Thursday July 22 2021 - Equipment by Vitisphere
IFV V'innopole South-West and its partners organised the first event of the early summer in Peyrole, in the Tarn region, with 45 exhibitors, including Greenshield (photo), and 280 visitors.

Pattern spraying to reduce the amount of plant protection products in vineyards

In the past, the amount of plant protection products used was lowered by applying less mixture per hectare per spray. Greenshield has come (...)
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Tuesday July 20 2021 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
One word sums up the general feeling across Champagne after torrential rain fell on vines already badly affected by mildew – unprecedented.

Champagne winegrowers crack under pressure from mildew

“Last week, I said that this week would either be a saving grace for everyone, or we’d be in over our heads”, comments Franck (...)
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