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Further rainfall is forecast around 23 September, fuelling fears.

Monday September 20 2021

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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Regarding the inclusion of hybrids in GI production specifications, Jérémy Cukierman claims, “I am still a little sceptical”.

Friday September 17 2021

'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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'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.

Monday September 13 2021

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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After the raging wildfires in August, summer ended with a devastating hailstorm.

Tuesday September 07 2021

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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Interestingly, future specifications for the Médoc appellations also provide for trials of new grape varieties Arinarnoa, Marselan, Castet and Touriga nacional.

Thursday July 29 2021

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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“In April, frost was the only issue, but now we are expecting more [yield] loss due to drought”, sums up Julien Thiery.

Wednesday July 28 2021

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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At 52, Jean-Claude Credoz has no recollection of ever seeing this amount of damage in Jura.

Monday July 26 2021

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 (...)
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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Tuesday July 13 2021 - Vine growing by Vitisphere

AOC wines now eligible for grape varieties with resistance to downy and powdery mildew

Changes are underway in the appellation vineyards of Europe, where until now only European grape varieties of the Vitis vinifera species could (...)
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Thursday July 08 2021 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
The profession is changing, not to mention weather incidents. “The risks of frost and flooding are increasing, putting our production at risk”.

How climate change is changing the nursery profession

“Forty years ago, each village had its own nursery, where winegrowers would come and collect their vines without wondering too much (...)
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Tuesday July 06 2021 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
The consequences of the tornado include the loss of crops, buildings and equipment destroyed and time needed to repair the damage.

Substantial damage caused by a tornado in the Loire Valley prompts community spirit

“It crossed our village diagonally, from south to north, sweeping up and devastating everything in its path: sheds, roofs, agricultural (...)
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Monday June 28 2021 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
For Christian Huyghe, Resdur grape varieties must rise to the “challenge of making France a benchmark in producing wine with a low environmental impact”.

Four disease-resistant grape varieties find fast track to French AOC recognition

Developed by the French National Research Institute for Agriculture and the Environment (INRAE), the first four French vine varieties resistant (...)
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Friday June 25 2021 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
A new director, Anne-Laure Ferroir, has also just been recruited by Terra Vitis.

The environmental endorsement Terra Vitis now covers 5% of French vineyards

“We are no longer a bunch of do-it-yourselfers ploughing our own furrow! We matter in the wine industry”, claims Benoît Ab-der-Halden, (...)
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Tuesday June 22 2021 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
Using RNA technology, the ability of the S. titanus leafhopper to transmit flavescence dorée phytoplasma to grapevines could be eliminated.

RNA emerges as a new way of combatting flavescence dorée in vineyards

Could RNA technology, used in certain anti-Covid vaccines, also be used to combat flavescence dorée in the future? This is the new avenue (...)
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Tuesday June 15 2021 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
“It is no accident that these winegrowers, who represent the crème de la crème, all have own-rooted vines”, says Loïc Pasquet.

European manifesto: growers of own-rooted vineyards seek endorsement and UNESCO classification

There could be some hard graft ahead for nine winegrowers and consultants from Germany, France (Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Burgundy, Champagne (...)
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Wednesday June 09 2021 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
Genodics promises a refund if the spread of the disease does not slow down by at least 30%.

Controversy over efficacy of Genodics technique against vine esca

Have the 140 winegrowers who installed Genodics boxes in their vineyards to limit the spread of esca been taken for a ride? This is what research (...)
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Thursday June 03 2021 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
Breton winegrowers range in backgrounds from newcomers seeking a change of career to Breton farmers aiming to diversify into winegrowing.

The Breton wine industry becomes more structured and professional

The triskelion is a Celtic symbol with a strong identity in Brittany and it has been used as the basis for the new logo to mark the restructuring (...)
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Monday May 24 2021 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
Carole Dumont stresses that just because the vines are budding again a month late does not mean that harvesting will take place in October. “The grapes can ripen very quickly on vines with a light crop load as long as the sun returns and the soil has enough water”.

Frost-struck French vineyards very slowly resume growth

“All of April and part of May were like winter”, says Carole Dumont, vineyard consultant for Simonit & Sirch in Burgundy and (...)
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Thursday May 13 2021 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
The project will secure the water supply for this part of the La Clape hill range, which is one of the driest regions in Occitania and has been heavily penalised by climate change.

Vines irrigated using waste water from tourists

The Irri-Alt'Eau project is upping the ante. After a test phase at INRAe Pech Rouge, 80 hectares of vines will be irrigated with wastewater (...)
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Tuesday May 11 2021 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
Protected vineyard blocks are faring slightly better.

Frost catches secondary buds of Chardonnay in Burgundy

Frost in Burgundy has been particularly destructive this spring, and in the worst affected vineyards, the vegetation is only just starting (...)
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