The harvest 2026 is going to be very early ... and with temperatures around 36+ Celsius currently, we can be in for a record-breaking early harvest. Heat wave The heat wave will continue to the end of June ... most likely pushing the ripening even further. In Macon, they expect to start …
Harvest 2025
“À point” in 2026 … flowering has begun”
The 2026 harvest is now on the horizon and people are - or at least should be - counting the days and hours, and be ready to spring into action when the grapes are ready, or "à point." The last vintages have shown that harvest timing is becoming increasingly important and complex as the optimal …
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Harvest 2025 – the final vibe
The Harvest 2025 is near the end after a very hectic picking in the last weekend. Not all managed to get the grapes in the cellar in due time - before the rain on September 8th, and will now have to battle rain and even more rain soaked grapes. Most vignerons harvested in time ... some too early …
Harvest 2025 – More Rain …
The rain could prove to be a deciding factor for the Reds in 2025. The pinots were suffering with the effects of the heat wave... with a risk to have little and very concentrated juice .... Then rain came on August 27th - 49 mm in Nuits-Saint-Georges and on August 31st, we had further rain in the …
Harvest 2025 – And then came the rain
The rain came on August 27th - 49 mm in Nuits-Saint-Georges. The rain was scattered, and some areas got quite a lot, while others only got a few drops. Comte Liger-Belair began harvest on August 29th with Clos de Chateau, Clos des Grande Vignes and Vosne Chaumes. DRC got some more Grands …