Huge hail for summer day

le ciel menaçant annonçant un orage de grêle

Coming from Médoc region and Gironde estuary, a huge hail storm crossed above cognac area last week : an apocalyptic moment of wind, rain, hail, storm, with a sky as black as ink. Some vineyards have been unfortunately deeply impacted. When the vine has been affected by hail, 4 or 5 days are necessary, without […]

Hail, frost, the vine and the winegrower

Nature remains the boss and knows how come back as a reminder of anyone who would forget it. Obviously, the winegrowers don’t belong to  this category. They daily work with it and have the memory of at least one painful event. Hail storms last year, unexpected frost on may this year, belong to theses bad memories. In fact, how protect […]