CHAMPAGNE
This combination of weather influences makes for constant, moderate
precipitation – a near-ideal pattern of rainfall that provides the vines with just
enough water to produce quality fruit. Mean annual rainfall for the Champagne
region as a whole is close to 700mm, ranging from 600mm to 900mm depending
on the area.
This combination of weather influences makes for constant, moderate
precipitation – a near-ideal pattern of rainfall that provides the vines with just
enough water to produce quality fruit. Mean annual rainfall for the Champagne
region as a whole is close to 700mm, ranging from 600mm to 900mm depending
on the area.
18 Summer maintenance Lifting Summer maintenance Budburst marks the start of seasonal growth and with it a series of tasks aimed at limiting yields and promoting good-quality fruit. Desuckering usually takes place in mid-May and refers to the manual removal of non-fruitful shoots, encouraging the vine to focus its energies on the fruitbearing shoots At the pre-bunch closure stage when the shoots are 50 centimetres long, they must be lifted and attached to wires running some 30 centimetres above the support wires. Known as lifting, this operation is still done by hand but could become mechanized as vineyards opt to install vine spacers. The next task, also manual, is trellising: separating the shoots and stapling them to wires. This improves leaf distribution, allowing maximum light Desuckering
A vine before pinching back penetration and also encouraging air circulation that prevents rot. Trellising is essential for Champagne vines since high-density planting significantly increases the leaf area index. The dense leaf canopy must be evenly distributed between the vines, and along the full length and height of each plant (maximum standing height, 1.30 metres). The shoots continue to grow throughout the summer, right up to harvest time, and must be regularly pinched back, either by hand or machine, to prevent the vine from producing foliage at the expense of fruit. List of main vineyard tasks (known locally as ‘roies’) in hours per hectare Chablis pruned vines Cordon de Royat pruned vines Total pruning 210 170 Tying up 90 60 Desuckering 40 40 Trellising 70 80 Pinching-back 110 120 Pinching back Trellising Summer maintenance 19
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Summer<br />
maintenance<br />
Lifting<br />
Summer<br />
maintenance<br />
Budburst marks the start of seasonal growth<br />
and with it a series of tasks aimed at limiting<br />
yields and promoting good-quality fruit.<br />
Desuckering usually takes place in mid-May and refers to the manual removal<br />
of non-fruitful shoots, encouraging the vine to focus its energies on the fruitbearing<br />
shoots<br />
At the pre-bunch closure stage when the shoots are 50 centimetres long, they<br />
must be lifted and attached to wires running some 30 centimetres above the<br />
support wires. Known as lifting, this operation is still done by hand but could<br />
become mechanized as vineyards opt to install vine spacers.<br />
The next task, also manual, is trellising: separating the shoots and stapling<br />
them to wires. This improves leaf distribution, allowing maximum light<br />
Desuckering
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