2026 Vintage Report – TERRE à TERRE – CRAYÈRES VINEYARD
After a winter that was cooler and wetter than average, spring brought the coolest and wettest conditions on record in our Crayères Vineyard (cooler than
After a winter that was cooler and wetter than average, spring brought the coolest and wettest conditions on record in our Crayères Vineyard (cooler than
The 2026 vintage has the hallmarks of a cool-climate vintage (late ripening in autumn for all our sparkling varieties) with a warm, dry summer. The
It’s a wine tasting format that I wish more Australian winemakers would embrace. Winemaker A, usually from the New World (or a less fancied producer/appellation),
Autumn and Winter leading to the 2025 growing season were 40% below average, after a very dry end of summer 2024. Above average rainfall in Spring
You have to hand it to French marketing, particularly when it comes to Champagne. It is a giant region; 34,000 hectares under vine, 9% of
The 2025 vintage has been exceptionally hot and dry in the Piccadilly Valley, yet has produced some extremely fine sparkling base juices. The end of