Pommard producers apply to create Grand Crus

The union of producers in Pommard will apply to the French appellation authority INAO to promote the premier cru Rugiens and Epenots appellations to grand cru. Since April this year, a geography and viticulture specialist has been working with Pommard vintners to produce a report to show how both Rugiens (just under 13 hectares) and […]

Machine Harvesting ban in Burgundy Grand Cru Monopoles

Machine harvesting will be banned in Burgundy’s five grands crus monopoles from the 2011 vintage, with a complete ban across all grand cru vineyards expected by 2014. The change will come into effect during the upcoming harvest. While the law change only concerns the five grands crus monopoles, which already hand harvest 100% of their […]