The year 2024 was marked by fairly contrasting and varied weather conditions depending on the region.
In addition to the consequences on the volume, the quality of the harvest on the eve of the harvest promises to be complex and heterogeneous.
Once again, the winemaker will have to call upon all his talents in order to make the best choices according to the quality of the grapes (heterogeneous harvest, botrytis, mildew, etc.).
In such situations, it is crucial to act quickly at each stage of winemaking, by choosing the best options available to us (physical practices and choice of technological aids).
The risks to the future quality of the wine are numerous and must be considered as early as possible in order to better counter them (oxidations, lack of maturity, bad tastes, fermentability and clarification problems).
LAFFORT® offers you tips at each stage to help you manage your harvest in this context.
Sorting the harvest, when possible, remains the preferred tool for removing affected and insufficiently ripe berries in order to avoid oxidation and bad tastes (vegetable, moldy/earthy/ivy, etc.).