Hail and rainstorm in Burgundy

The southern Burgundy was yesterday – july 23rd – hit by a terrible hail and rainstorm.

Photo is taken by Caroline Parant Gros near Pommard

Once more it was the appelations in Cote de Beaune that was badly affected by the weather. The vignerons on Facebook and Twitter report of severe damage to the vines and grapes.

Photo is taken by Caroline Parant Gros in Savigny Laviere

Caroline Parent Gros, from Domaine AF Gros, reported on twitter “So far, what we see in the vineyards of Pommard, Beaune & Savigny is, at least, 75% loss” and “Savigny les Lavieres is also extremely damaged. The storm was bigger than in 12!”

From Volnay Nicolas Rossignol have posted a lot of pictures of the rainstorm and the damage it has caused in the vineyards – se picture below of the damage taken this morning.

Photo is taken by Nicholas Rossignol this morning in Pommard Petits Noizons

It’s really sad news – and the damage looks just as severe as in 2012 – where the vignerons in some appelations lost more than 50% of the harvest due to hail damage.