The weather forecast is gloomy. Even if we don't get rain today, it could come later this week. The possibility of rain on a large crop that's already seeing rapidly declining acidity is potentially frightening, and could be devastating if it falls in large amounts. Quick status as of …
Harvest 2023
Harvest 2023: Impressions
Good luck to all! …
Harvest 2023: The Big Bang Arrives
The 2023 harvest has been strangely disparate, and while there has been sparse activity for two weeks, it is only the last days that one sees considerable action in the Côte de Beaune, and the start of picking the top-end crus all the way up to Gevrey-Chambertin. We're now seeing harvesting from …
Harvest Has Begun in the Côte de Nuits
The 2023 harvest of reds and whites has begun in the Cote de Nuits, and will accelerate over the coming weekend. Yesterday, Comte Liger-Belair harvested some of the fruit in Nuits-Saint-Georges Clos des Grandes Vignes - the chardonnay and the young pinot noir vines at the bottom of the …
Harvest has begun – on August 24!
Sometimes we overlook the most obvious signals: Harvest actually started last Thursday with the Criots-Batard-Montrachet and Chevalier-Montrachet of Domaine d'Auvenay. One would expect anyone in the know to follow this estate - including me. But in reality, I am in the Côte de Nuits near …