Dear Readers:
I wanted to share with you my latest article in
Palate Press | Burgundy 2016 : Bad Weather, Brexit and Beyond
by L.M. Archer
Burgundy’s weather damage in Chambolle-Musingy’s Les Amoureuses, owned by Comte-Georgesde-Vogüé.
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Crushed between the Scylla and Charybdis of catastrophic hail and frost damage in April and May, followed by humidity and passage of Brexit (the British exit from the European Union), Burgundians strain to retain their trademark composure amidst the carnage.
Admits Pierre-Henry Gagey, President of Maison Louis Jadot, “Everyone is very anxious…It’s really very difficult to know [the impact] right now, but we will know at time of harvest.” Read more.
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