french wine a day: Taille

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A giddy Gaul pruning vines

Dear wine lovers,

Yesterday was my very first day as a new "vigneron" and at this time period, the main task to do is "la taille*".

A vine is a plant which could actually become a tree if you don't prune it. Every year, it produces a lot of wood and gets more rooted (if you don't irrigate it). When all the leaves have disappeared and when the first mornings frosts happen, it is time to prune.

This operation is very important because it will determine the future production. Depending on how many holders you have or keep and how many "eyes**" you will leave on the "sarment", you can determine the number of clusters you will have which conditions the future wine quality.

As you will see here, we have decided to prune very short in order to have 5-6 grape clusters per vine which is the only way to produce a beautiful terroir wine.

Cheers,
Jean-Marc

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