Sale Hospices de Beaune 2016

Sale Hospices de Beaune 2016

The great sale of the wines of the Hospices de Beaune takes place next weekend, Sunday, November 20, 2016! Sponsored this year by Claude Lelouch and Virginie Ledoyen, it promises to reach once again price peaks! Find here all the official information of the largest...

Vintage 2016 Burgundy

How does the 2016 vintage look like in Burgundy? It's maturing, well! After a very difficult spring with some areas damaged by late frost and others by hail, summer has given back beaume to the heart of Burgundy winegrowers: a magnificent month of August that...
Black frosts and white frosts

Black frosts and white frosts

The frosts that hit the Burgundy vineyards at the end of April were described as "black"? What is the difference with "white" frosts? In fact, it is not at all a weather term but a difference in intensity : black frosts are equivalent in strength...

Frozen vines in Burgundy: 1st Assessment

This is a very first estimate of the levels of vineyard plots affected by frost at the end of April 2016 in Burgundy. Almost 1 quarter of the plots have frozen at more than 70%; which probably means a loss of almost the entire grape harvest in these vineyards. This is...