The memory of hail is still present in the mind of Xavier Marraud des Grottes. “On some plots, 20% of the harvest is lost”, slips the director of the Château de Lacarelle in Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières in Beaujolais, showing a bunch of grapes. Fortunately, the estate has 90 hectares of vines and can still hope for a good harvest. This Friday, September 1, under a bright sun, it is the official start of the harvest for Gamay (grape variety giving red wines) in Beaujolais. With some relief. “We have long been worried about the harvest this year, but in the end, it should go well,” said Xavier Marraud of…
2023-09-01 21:02:49
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