Champagne yields set for 2012 harvest
Champagne yields set for 2012 harvest
Sep 6, 2012 6
(TheDrinksBusiness) - The yields for the 2012 harvest in Champagne have been set.The CIVC, the Unions des Maisons de Champagne and the Syndicat Général des Vignerons announced yesterday that the yield would be set at 11,000kg per hectare – a 12% decrease on 2011.
The yield is exactly the amount predicted by Henriot’s cellar master, Laurent Fresnet, when he spoke to the drinks business earlier this week.
A maximum of 12,000kg/ha will be allowed as will a 10,000kg/ha reserve.
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