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Adding organic matter
La vigne est comme un être humain : elle a besoin de nourriture. C’est pourquoi il faut régulièrement ajouté un amendement. Comme je suis en viticulture biologique, il est hors de question de rajouter de l’engrais chimique sous peine de perdre ma certification biologique. Une analyse de sol réalisée en 2021 a révéler un manque……
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On the path to organic viticulture: horse and plow
In organic farming, chemical herbicides must not be used to remove weeds (adventive plants) that compete with the vines. Therefore, I eliminate weeds using a plow and a horse. Léa and her horses, Hippi and Hermes, carried out several plowing tasks in the vineyard at Saint Ennemond. During the season, there are three types of……
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The 1951 grape harvest
This black and white photograph is a true treasure of memory, capturing the very essence of grape harvesting in days gone by. My uncle, the man in the foreground with his distinctive cap and that smile that so often lit up his face, embodies the pride and endurance of winemakers from another generation. With a……
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The Brief Breath of the 2025 Harvest
On this clear dawn of August 30, 2025, the Gamay vines, gilded by summer, yielded their secret in a flash. Far from the ancestral labors that stretched out the days, the harvest was an express ballet, barely half a day, where the ten pickers, friends and family, danced to the rhythm of their secateurs. In the crisp……