France: Hand-picked grapes 'compulsory' for Burgundy wine
France: Hand-picked grapes 'compulsory' for Burgundy wine
Sep 23, 2011 6
(TheTelegraph) - The makers of the most expensive Burgundy wines have changed the rule book to make grape-picking by hand compulsory in bid to defend the region's age-old traditions. The domains, who say machines damage taste and are bad for vines, want other top Burgundy wine makers to follow suit, in view of a total ban in the region by 2014.
The Vosne-Romanée boasts famed vineyards, notably the legendary Romani-Conti, which produces the world's most expensive wine, at to 13,000 euros a bottle.
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