Vineyard

The Bourgogne wines producers travel around France and lead tastings near you until December 31st.

It’s at the beginning to fight against fraud, that was gradually built the concept of Denomination of Origin, from the beginning of the XXth century (law of 1905).

With the summery hot season, the vine grew at full speed. " The vegetation explodes. The vine took three leaves in the weekend ", reports François Dal from Sicavac in Sancerre, on April 23rd.

A new series of documentaries dedicated to wine and broadcasted on a web TV has been launched: "Wine Masters". Season 1, out of 7 planned, is dedicated to French vineyards.

In December the vine is immersed in its long winter sleep. A rest that does not enjoy the winemaker. For him, fresh season rhymes with dry pruning. A long step during which it is necessary to eliminate more than 80% of the vine shoots appeared past year.