Violence in the vineyard

Let me take you on a dream journey.

Imagine: You walk through the vineyards. The intense green of the leaves is slowly changing in a golden orange. Autumn is coming. Harvest is over. The mist covers the landscape softly like a blanket. Everything is calm.

But then, you see it: Horribly rotten, withered and dead. A grapevine, which is hopelessly afflicted by ESCA*!

You instantly take your scissors and start to cut it all off, violently. Until nothing rests but the root. At the end you also tear out the root. No mercy!

At the end you contemplate your work: Well done!

You continue your walk. Peaceful and calm.

 

*Esca- a collection of mushrooms, which besets the vines root. A lethal illness for a grapevine. All that rests is a brown dried and dead piece of wood.

“Drowning” in Chardonnay

So, I am just finishing my third day in the Champagne.

But what exactly happened?

Well, let’s begin at the beginning: Two days ago I arrived at Avize, met all the people and sneaked around. This is such a beautiful landscape here!

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Yesterday we already started to harvest Chardonnay! What? Chardonnay?  – Don’t you say! This region (Côte des Blancs) literally floats in Chardonnay! There is no other variety growing here! That is the reason why the harvest just has a duration of 10-15 days. 

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Today I worked at the place where I will serve my internship the next four weeks: Champagne Vve Founy et Fils. picsart_09-21-09-27-22

They are all very nice and cool here! 

Harvest 2016, here I come!

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(happy me!)

Next Stop: Champagne!

Tomorrow, 4.30 am I’ll start my car.

Heading: West! My aim: The little village ‘Avize’, situated in the french region ‘Champagne’.

France, here I come!

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My first Harvest!

In 6 days I will head to France, the Champagne exactly!

I’m so excited! This is my first harvest! My start!

I will stay there for four weeks and make Champagne. The place where I stay is a school for winemakers and I’m very happy that I found that school because I don’t really have a clue about harvesting grapes and I am sure that they will show me the ropes!

I will report on my experiences when I have arrived!