Throughout the year, the winemaker is required to intervene in his vineyards.
The date of the harvest, a great day for the Burgundians
Without a good grape, there is no need to hope to produce a good wine. The choice of the date of the harvest determines the quality.
Several criteria are important:
- the weather: we do not harvest in the rain.
- the maturity of the grapes: a simple device (the refractometer) will indicate the ripening of the fruit, it will remain more than to pick it
- the harvest: by hand or pass a harvesting machine that will pile the bunches in a dumpster (appeared in 1980)
A ripe grape is characterized by a high sugar/acidity ratio, dandruff rich in anthocyanins, tannins with little astringent weight and relatively poor seeds .
The harvest began almost a month early in Burgundy …
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Some winegrowers took out their pruning shears on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, for crémants in particular, it is a historically early date (dates close to the record of 2003, due to the heat wave). This 2020 harvest will be one of the most advanced in the wine history of Burgundy !
Almost a month ahead of last year, this precocity of the vine is explained by the climatic conditions of spring and summer, a very hot and very cuttlefish year. Over the years, the harvest is earlier and earlier due to global warming!
According to one study, the average harvest start date is 22 days higher when there is a temperature rise of just over 2°C in spring and summer.
Do not hesitate to read the interview of Domaine Drouhin-Laroze published on France3
