Thunderstorms and hail: "Better to help upstream with this type of preventive system"... Winegrowers test a device of protective nets

Since last year, the vineyard of the Château de Cassaigne (Gers) has been conducting an experiment on five plots equipped with protective nets. If the main objective is to combat the ravages caused by the...

In the previous year, devastationing late frosts caused great losses for Saxon wine-growers. This year it looks better. However, frost nights are expected to be the "ice-holy".The year 2024 was no good for Saxon wine-growing: Late frost nights at the end of April had led to great losses. "The situation is currently relaxed.In the past weeks it was much colder and thus nature presents itself a little more normal", said Felix Hößelbarth, chairman …