by Guillaume Paccoud | 30 May 2016 | Non classé
The frosts that hit the Burgundy vineyards at the end of April were described as "black"? What is the difference with "white" frosts? In fact, it is not at all a weather term but a difference in intensity : black frosts are equivalent in strength...
by Guillaume Paccoud | 9 May 2016 | Non classé
This is a very first estimate of the levels of vineyard plots affected by frost at the end of April 2016 in Burgundy. Almost 1 quarter of the plots have frozen at more than 70%; which probably means a loss of almost the entire grape harvest in these vineyards. This is...