The 2026 vintage is the earliest harvest ever recorded ... previously it was 2020 with a start on August 16th ... now we have a start on August 8th ... maybe even August 6 or 7th. So one week earlier ... this is a giant leap ... and could well indicate new times for Burgundy! This should render …
Domaine Soyer – out in the sun
Domaine Soyer is just starting ... or might I say restarting the estate with a new generation. Julie Soyer is the daughter of Laurent Soyer, who until 2023 was producing the wines at Domaine Soyer ... but now has left the wine production to his daughter Julie. The vineyards are the same, but the …
Harvest 2026 – the harvest unfolds
The Harvest 2026 has started extremely early with whites in Puligny-Montrachet, and next will presumably be Meursault and Chassagne, already starting this week. The harvest start is clearly the earliest we have ever seen since they started to do the statistics of harvest start date in Beaune in …
Harvest 2026 – has started
The Harvest 2026 has started ... and did so before this weekend, i.e., August 6th or 7th, and with a harvest of Folatieres in Puligny-Montrachet on August 8th. Furthermore, there are rumors of the harvest of small plots of Pinot Noir in Côte de Nuits ... so in reality, the big harvest chaos has …
The 2026 hope and despair
The dry conditions and persistent burning sun are calling for a last-minute miracle of rain. For the vignerons, these are very enduring times... seeing the hope evaporating with the juice in the small grapes. Alexandrine Roy - one of my favorite vignerons - said this movingly well in her Facebook …