It is an exceptional operation. This Tuesday, June 29, helicopters are spraying Bordeaux mixture, a phytosanitary product which should save the vineyards of Gevrey-Chambertin (Côte-d’Or) after last week’s bad weather.
In Gevrey-Chambertin (Côte-d’Or) this Tuesday, June 29, all eyes are on the sky. Since noon, three helicopters have been flying over the vineyards on the outskirts of the city to apply phytosanitary treatment.
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An exceptional backup operation, following the bad weather of the past few days.
After the violent storms, the heavy rainfall and the floods that have occurred since last June 22, the vines “are extremely disaster victims“, laments Caroline Drouhin, owner of the Drouhin-Laroze estate.
These weather conditions, coupled with the morning humidity, are conducive to the development of diseases or fungi on the vines.
“Protection by urgent treatment is therefore necessary“, indicates the town hall in a Facebook post.
Faced with this threat, a Interministerial derogatory decree allows treatment by air. The soils being still too muddy, the plots are not practicable for straddlers.
The helicopters spray Bordeaux mixture, a phytopharmaceutical product made from lime and copper sulphate “certified organic“, specifies the City.
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A protection zone 100 meters from homes is set up. “There is no danger for the inhabitants, everything is done in compliance with phytosanitary regulations. The direction of the wind is also taken into account.“, specifies Camille Ludot, wine merchant at the Drouhin-Laroze estate, in charge of preparing the treatment.
