Champagne holds its breath until the Saints de Glace (Ice Saints) are safely past (11, 12, 13 May), dreading a spring freeze that might destroy the future harvest’s fruitful buds.
Desuckering removes the non-fruitful buds (suckers or gourmands). Any unwanted growth is removed to optimise sugar concentration and encourage good sap flow.
The Champagne month by monthIn spring, the leaves of the Pinot Meunier are covered in a flour-like, dusty white down – hence the name Pinot Meunier, "meunier" meaning "miller" in French.
Champagne Barons de Rothschild was born of the shared vision of three branches of the illustrious Rothschild dynasty. Founded in 2007, it is certainly the youngest of the great Champagne Houses.
The Champagne Houses