Ideal harvest temperature: 20 °C. Average outdoor temperature during the day in August 2026: above 28 °C. To protect their white grapes from the risk of oxidation in the face of high heats, some Mâcon winemakers have been harvesting at night for about 15 years. This Wednesday, we woke up with them.
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Ideal harvest temperature: 20 °C. Average outdoor temperature during the day in August 2026: above 28 °C. To protect their white grapes from the risk of oxidation in the face of high heats, some Mâcon winemakers have been harvesting at night for about 15 years. This Wednesday, we woke up with them.