Charles Lachaux of Vosne-Romanée's Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux is amongst the most dynamic viticulturalists in Burgundy. 01/05/2021 Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Procès NSG Les Procès is a 1er cru located above the village of Nuits, just below the beautiful Chateau Gris. The Arnoux-Lachaux plot is …
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When dancing with Mother Nature, she leads
Mother Nature is a beautiful, yet wayward and sometimes very moody lady. The weather can be unpredictable and at times very, very brutal, crushing people's hopes and dreams simply by turning down the temperature a couple of degrees at the wrong time. -6 celsius I was in the NSG vineyards …
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Higher trellising in pictures
Higher trellising is becoming more and more popular, as increasing the height of the rows does offer new possibilities as far as canopy-management decisions go. Below are some pictures taken in Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Saints Juliens. Below, Pierre-Olivier Garcia is increasing the height of …
Domaine Trapet on the high wire
Domaine Trapet, one of the true pioneers of biodynamic viticulture, is now taking a giant leap by completely changing its pruning system and canopy management in order to cope with global warming. While Domaine Leroy is mainly using higher trellising, Jean-Louis Trapet and his sons Pierre and …
Arnoux-Lachaux Viticulture – Procès 2
Charles Lachaux of Vosne-Romanée's Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux is amongst the most dynamic viticulturalists in Burgundy. The changes and improvements in his estate's vineyards are moving forward with incredible speed. 05/03/2021 I am therefore closely following the viticultural progress in one of the …