Now the harvest dates are almost fixed … and my initial forecast was a bit better than my last …
The preparation for the harvest is therefore in its final phase, as the picking in Côte de Nuits is expected to start around August 25th – some have confirmed this date already. I will start on the 25th …
Down south in Chassagne, one has confirmed August 22 as a starting time (Theo Dancer), however, the reds are already pretty advanced in Côte de Beaune.
Harvest time … final Winehog guess
| Harvest Côte de Beaune | Harvest Côte de Nuits | |
| May 28th | August 20th | August 25th |
| June 29th | August 22th | August 25th |
| July 27th | August 25th | August 25th |
| August 12th | August 22th | August 25th |
I will like the previous years be cutting grapes at Domaine Pierre-Olivier Garcia, but mainly and mostly be touring Burgundy to get some views and impressions from the harvest.
I know that some vignerons in Nuits-Saint-Georges talk about my close relation with some Domaines … and yes, they can talk, they are welcome.
Starting street gossip will not make me visit them … but if they start to make great wines (by accident, presumably) then I will be ready to go.
Street gossip is normal in Burgundy … and it’s ok, but at times it is tiresome, and in the end, a focus on negative stories is rarely a good foundation to make happy and interesting wines.
Weather and progress
The hot weather seems to get more severe in recent the forecasts. The canicule is really getting annoying and could potentially also affect the work planning.
If we are looking at 30+ or even 35+ in the afternoon, it is most likely that we will see very early starts (6 in the morning) and only picking until 13:00 when the temperatures start to be damaging to the grapes picked.
TO REPEAT … really hope that the vignerons have manned up to deal with the global warming conditions – some of the big estates have already increased the number of pickers by 40% – this does make a difference.
Ready?
Yesterdays Harvest View
Harvest articles
- Harvest 2025 – the final vibe
- Harvest 2025 – More Rain …
- Harvest 2025 – And then came the rain
- Harvest 2025 – Full steam ahead in the south
- Harvest 2025 – rain and chapter 2
- Harvest 2025 – Start August 17th … new record
- Planning the harvest – a challenge in 2025
- Harvest 2025 – harvest now?!
- Harvest 2025 #3 – At a record-breaking speed
- Harvest 2025 – #J-14 – Harvest News 2-2025
- Harvest 2025 – #J-15 – the catch-25
- Harvest 2025 – #J-15 – Harvest News 1-2025
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