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Hail: from Gironde to Loir-et-Cher, thousands of hectares of vines rendered sterile

2022-06-23T14:48:10.924Z


In Bordeaux, but also in the Cognac appellation in Charente and Charente-Maritime, or in Loir-et-Cher, winegrowers pay a


A grape in the hand, he counts.

“80 grains have fallen, only about twenty remain, some of which burst under the impact of hailstones.

" From the side of the road, the vines of the Charmail and Saint-Paul castles, in Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne (Gironde), nevertheless looked intact but, closer, the observation is clear: "The half of the leaves are on the ground or have holes, broken branches, injured vines, not to mention 60 or even 80% of the grains lost in places”, lists Sébastien Pineau.

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Source: leparis

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