Mars, tying an art!

Vine Tying in Champagne

In this beautiful month of March, we observe the vines waking up little by little and the buds coming out of their dormant period, spring is coming. Thanks to the essential tool that is the pruning shears, we, winegrowers, model with our hands each vine, in each plot to prepare them to carry the future bunches.

After pruning, we move on to binding the vines!

The tying of the vine consists in installing, by means of tying pliers, the fruiting shoots on the trellising system already in place. Antlers are bonded differently depending on the size. This consists of tying the vine shoot to the wire, using a tie. The link used can be of different materials. Binding prevents the vine shoots from being too much subjected to the wind or physical constraints, and also allows the shoot to be oriented in the direction you want.

Before starting the tying, it is important to repair the damaged wires on which the vine shoots will be tied. The twine used is strong enough to last a whole year but is biodegradable and will fall off when we prune the vines next year.

Preparation in the cellars

As bottling is in April, we need to refine our wines and blends to be ready for this bottling stage. Indeed, all our bottles benefit from a long aging of 4 to 7 years in our cellars at 12°C away from light before arriving on your tables. 

Selection of our vintages

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