As Bordeaux region is entering into summer, overall flowering stages went smoothly and the leaf area operations are undergoing under good weather conditions. At this …
Bordeaux 2017 : an unusual spring with extreme temperature
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What frost can teach about vine nutrient and reserve use (part 2)
This is our second discussion on managing frost in the vineyard. With this blog post, we wish to generate discussions around the consequences following a …
What frost can teach about vine nutrient and reserve use (part 1)
At the end of April, France was hit by a very strong frost episode. This was the worst frost incident in Bordeaux since April 1991. …
Bordeaux 2016: An Unexpected Vintage (Part 2)
Last week we talked about the unusual weather conditions of the winter and spring in Bordeaux during the last growing season. Winegrowers faced one of …
4 hallmarks to describe a great 2015 vintage in Bordeaux
After harvest ended in Bordeaux for whites and reds, comments and articles about the 2015 vintage were all over the web : it seemed like …
Bordeaux vintage: current update…Is 2015 a new 2003 or just a perfect scenario so far?
As season goes by and the first berries enter veraison, 2015 promises to be a very hot and dry vintage. Despite a late bud break …