What impact of the virus for Burgundy winegrowers?

…It was time to deconfine!

• On the one hand, visits to buy Burgundy wines to burgundy wine estates by individuals were completely absent for nearly 2 months.
• On the other hand the restaurants being at a standstill, they have of course stopped their wine orders .
• Secondly, export sales were very limited, for the same reasons.

The particularity of Burgundy compared to French wine producers? Burgundy winegrowers are mainly composed of small family estates (less than 10 hectares on average) whose wine marketing is mainly based on the 3 circuits mentioned above, or some of the 3. Apart from the few merchants in the region (Bouchard, Boisset) that have other means, such as mass distribution for example, it means almost no income during this period, while the work otherwise remains sustained, the vine being growing in this beautiful spring season. Sales to estates will now be able to resume from Monday, May 11, as well as shipments to individuals and wine merchants On the other hand still not to hotels and restaurants… unfortunately for everyone! It was time to restart, cash flow is at an all-time low and declining sales threaten the very existence of many small farms. Do not hesitate to also turn to mail order and internet sales to support Burgundy wine producers!