{"id":4180,"date":"2021-04-08T17:04:43","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T15:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/photo-report-spring-frosts-france-growers\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T14:45:02","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T13:45:02","slug":"photo-report-spring-frosts-france-growers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/en\/photo-report-spring-frosts-france-growers\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Report from the Vineyards: Spring Frosts in France, as Told by the Growers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4180\" class=\"elementor elementor-4180 elementor-2912 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-677542d e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div wt-n-body \" data-id=\"677542d\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"677542d\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"677542d\">\n    \t\t\t<h2 data-interaction-id=\"dcc3d91\" class=\"e-heading-base e-default-h2\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"dcc3d91\">All over France, the so-called &quot;spring frosts&quot; are testing the nerves of growers as they battle to protect their vines<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"537ef5e\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"537ef5e\">The 2021 vintage seems to be getting off to a somewhat surprising start, with weather events that are taking their toll across many parts of France: spring frosts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"42a9d00\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"42a9d00\">For some weeks it had been clear that the season was running early, with a heatwave in March that had woken the vines (the moment known as the &quot;<em>bleeding of the vine<\/em>&quot;).<br>By early April, however, there was considerable fear \u2013 a fear that has proved well founded in recent days, as waves of frost have swept across every part of France.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"ddb070e\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"ddb070e\">Spring frosts are a concern for growers and agronomists every year, and in recent years they have become more frequent (for example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/en\/chablis-vintages-analysis-recent-harvests-climate\/\"><u><strong>in Chablis<\/strong><\/u><\/a>), partly as a result of global warming.<br>They strike when the vines \u2013 specifically the &quot;buds&quot; \u2013 begin their growing cycle and are extremely fragile and vulnerable to damage. These buds are the ones that will go on to produce and ripen the fruit, so any damage to them means a smaller crop from that vine.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"8e19128\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"8e19128\">Various methods are used in situations like this: <strong>wind machines<\/strong> and heat turbines (electrically powered), <strong>fires and heating systems<\/strong> (mostly fire-based, as the name suggests) and <strong>water sprinkler systems<\/strong> that wet the vines so they become encased in ice (rather than being damaged by frost).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"314950b\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"314950b\">The most common practice, in France and around the world, is still to light fires among the vines overnight.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"1e0464e\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"1e0464e\">Some of the producers in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/en\/producers\/\"><u><strong>Wine Terroir Selection<\/strong><\/u><\/a> have been hit by these frosts, and all of them are working hard to limit the damage. Below are some photographs showing the situation in various parts of France.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"82d7356\" class=\"wt-n-h e-heading-base e-default-h3\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"82d7356\">Spring frosts in Burgundy: not just in Chablis, but in the C\u00f4te d&#x27;Or too<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"7e5e37b\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"7e5e37b\">The effects of the cold snap in <strong>Burgundy<\/strong> were most clearly visible in the northernmost area, <strong>Chablis<\/strong>, yet the <strong>C\u00f4te d&#x27;Or<\/strong> was not spared either. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"3ca979a\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"3ca979a\">In <strong>Chablis<\/strong>, the vineyards of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/en\/produttore\/domaine-christophe-et-fils\/\"><u><strong>Domaine Christophe et Fils<\/strong><\/u><\/a> were quickly dotted with fires to avert the worst: for now, the situation appears to be under control.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"13587af\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"13587af\">Further south, in the <strong>C\u00f4te de Nuits<\/strong>, the <strong>Gevrey-Chambertin<\/strong> area has also seen dangerously low temperatures over the past few days. <strong>Laurent Trapet<\/strong>, grower at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/en\/produttore\/domaine-trapet-rochelandet\/\"><u><strong>Domaine Trapet-Rochelandet<\/strong><\/u><\/a>, has been constantly monitoring temperatures in the different lieux-dits using a network of weather stations.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24dd128 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div wt-n-figure \" data-id=\"24dd128\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"24dd128\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"24dd128\">\n    \t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-default-img wt-n-img\" data-interaction-id=\"f89e9a5\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"f89e9a5\" id=\"2904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-2-1024x1024.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-2.jpg 1440w\" alt=\"Valori delle temperature in diversi Lieu-dit di Gevrey-Chambertin, foto di Domaine Trapet-Rochelandeet\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wt-n-caption e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"7cd89a4\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"7cd89a4\">Temperatures in various lieux-dits of Gevrey-Chambertin \u2013 photo by Domaine Trapet-Rochelandet<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"192ec84\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"192ec84\">Below, the aftermath of one of the recent frosty nights on a newly planted vineyard at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/en\/produttore\/domaine-trapet-rochelandet\/\"><u><strong>Domaine Trapet-Rochelandet<\/strong><\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96405e5 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div wt-n-figure \" data-id=\"96405e5\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"96405e5\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"96405e5\">\n    \t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-default-img wt-n-img\" data-interaction-id=\"ff7199b\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"ff7199b\" id=\"2905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-3-1024x1024.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-3-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-3-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-3.jpg 1440w\" alt=\"Nuovo impianto a Gevrey-Chambertin, effetto del gelo, Domaine Trapet-Rochelandet\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wt-n-caption e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"adef4ea\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"adef4ea\">New planting in Gevrey-Chambertin, frost damage \u2013 Domaine Trapet-Rochelandet<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"5a15908\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"5a15908\">In the <strong>C\u00f4te de Beaune<\/strong> too, around <strong>Chassagne-Montrachet<\/strong>, home to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/en\/produttore\/vincent-bachelet\/\"><u><strong>Domaine Vincent Bachelet<\/strong><\/u><\/a>, temperatures dropped significantly, making it necessary to light fires along the rows.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-845e983 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div wt-n-figure \" data-id=\"845e983\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"845e983\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"845e983\">\n    \t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-default-img wt-n-img\" data-interaction-id=\"4dabdf2\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"4dabdf2\" id=\"2906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-4-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-4-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-4-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-4.jpg 1600w\" alt=\"Vista dalla sede del Domaine Vincent Bachelet sulle vigne con i fuochi nella zona di Chassagne-Montrachet\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wt-n-caption e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"5467f6a\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"5467f6a\">View from Domaine Vincent Bachelet over the vineyards lit with fires around Chassagne-Montrachet<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"bcbd457\" class=\"wt-n-h e-heading-base e-default-h3\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"bcbd457\">Spring frosts in Champagne: some areas harder hit than others<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"fdd70bf\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"fdd70bf\">In <strong>Champagne<\/strong>, further north still, the cold has also made itself felt. In <strong>Epernay<\/strong>, in the vineyards of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/en\/zona\/champagne\/\"><u><strong>Maison Patrick Boivin<\/strong><\/u><\/a>, temperatures plummeted: on 7 April, even in the late morning and in sunshine, the thermometer read <strong>-3<\/strong> degrees Celsius. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"a862c52\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"a862c52\">Things were calmer, however, in the outer reaches of the <strong>Vall\u00e9e de la Marne<\/strong>: in Jonquery, home to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/en\/produttore\/la-maison-huiban\/\"><u><strong>Maison Huiban<\/strong><\/u><\/a> (with its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/en\/produttore\/la-maison-huiban\/\"><u><strong>Champagne Auguste Huiban<\/strong><\/u><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/en\/produttore\/la-maison-huiban\/\"><u><strong>Champagne Paul Augustine<\/strong><\/u><\/a> ranges), no significant frost problems were recorded in the vineyards.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"9a34287\" class=\"wt-n-h e-heading-base e-default-h3\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"9a34287\">Spring frosts in Savoy: cold but under control<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"2370796\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"2370796\">At the foot of <strong>Mont Blanc<\/strong>, in <strong>Savoy<\/strong> (southern France), temperatures dropped rapidly. The photographs from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/en\/produttore\/domaine-jean-vullien\/\"><u><strong>Domaine Jean Vullien et Fils<\/strong><\/u><\/a> show long rows dotted with fires, with full-blown bonfires around the edges of the plots. <\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ba3922 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div wt-n-gallery \" data-id=\"8ba3922\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"8ba3922\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"8ba3922\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2db926a e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div wt-n-figure \" data-id=\"2db926a\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"2db926a\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"2db926a\">\n    \t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-default-img wt-n-gal-img\" data-interaction-id=\"b6a017e\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"b6a017e\" id=\"2907\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-5.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-5.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-5-600x450.jpg 600w\" alt=\"Vigne di notte in Savoia, Domaine Jean Vullien\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wt-n-caption e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"eae8f39\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"eae8f39\">Domaine Jean Vullien, Savoy<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0337e5 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div wt-n-figure \" data-id=\"d0337e5\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"d0337e5\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"d0337e5\">\n    \t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-default-img wt-n-gal-img\" data-interaction-id=\"83f1526\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"83f1526\" id=\"2908\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-6.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-6.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-6-600x450.jpg 600w\" alt=\"Fuochi lungo le vigne di notte in Savoia, Domaine Jean Vullien\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wt-n-caption e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"40711f4\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"40711f4\">Domaine Jean Vullien, Savoy<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48d9c6f e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div wt-n-figure \" data-id=\"48d9c6f\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"48d9c6f\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"48d9c6f\">\n    \t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-default-img wt-n-gal-img\" data-interaction-id=\"62d439f\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"62d439f\" id=\"2909\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-7.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-7.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-7-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-7-600x450.jpg 600w\" alt=\"Neve di notte lungo i filari di vigna in Savoia, Domaine Jean Vullien\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wt-n-caption e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"c8d7c62\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"c8d7c62\">Domaine Jean Vullien, Savoy<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d35005a e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div wt-n-figure \" data-id=\"d35005a\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"d35005a\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"d35005a\">\n    \t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-default-img wt-n-gal-img\" data-interaction-id=\"3a8d3ad\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"3a8d3ad\" id=\"2910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-8.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-8.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-8-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-8-600x450.jpg 600w\" alt=\"Vigna con il fuoco in Savoia, Domaine Jean Vullien\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wt-n-caption e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"86f21fa\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"86f21fa\">Domaine Jean Vullien, Savoy<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56a7fb4 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div wt-n-figure \" data-id=\"56a7fb4\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"56a7fb4\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"56a7fb4\">\n    \t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-default-img wt-n-gal-img\" data-interaction-id=\"c36b9d6\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"c36b9d6\" id=\"2911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-9.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wineterroir.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/foto-reportage-in-vigna-gelate-di-primavera-i-9.jpg 960w, 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