armand heitz tire avec son fusil sur une bouteille de roundup

How to solve the problem of pesticides in viticulture?

For 100 years, we have known grape varieties capable of producing quality wine without pesticides. For reasons of lobbies and debt repayment, our governments have preferred to run agronomic chemistry. Even today, our institutions maintain...
Armand Heitz vigneron prie devant sa cuverie à Chassagne-Montrachet en Bourgogne

Who wants to become a winemaker?

Due to his family background, the current manager of the estate in Juliénas told me that he could no longer attend as he did for 4 years to lead the estate. I am therefore looking...
Teinture végétale et naturelle feuilles de vigne

Dye with vine

Can you dye with vine? In the books, there is no writing about this tincture. It is the anthocyanins contained in the grape that attract the eye of colorists, for the gourmet red they contain,...
Armand Heitz et ses bouteilles de vins de Bourgogne

Burgundy takes off

In a very short time, Burgundy wines have become overpriced. 40 years ago, the winegrowers had wine to sell, stocks in the cellar and received for a tasting. Today it is sometimes impossible to have...
Grappe de Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru, millésime 2020, Armand Heitz

The 2020 vintage

This year was marked by the start of the health crisis and the first confinement from March to May. Beyond this singular aspect to manage, we had to deal with excessive meteorological factors. Journalists echo...
Armand Heitz raconte le millésime 2019 en Bourgoggne

The 2019 vintage

The vintages follow one another and are not alike. After an ultra simple 2018 vintage, I had a hard time imagining that nature would be much less easy to manage in 2019. More difficult weather...
Armand Heitz allongé dans sa vigne Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Maltroie

The land is dead. Long live the land!

A local product is a product that bears witness to the agronomic, climatic and cultural heritage of a region. What is fantastic with a local product is that the neighboring plot will have a different...
Bouteille de Nouveau Beaujolais 2021 Armand Heitz

New Beaujolais or the end of modern oenology

Beaujolais Nouveau is a paradox. It made the reputation of Beaujolais wines, relatively unknown before the 1950s outside the Lyon region. Until the 2000s, the wine benefited from this festival before the phenomenon led to...
Armand Heitz dans sa vigne Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Maltroie

Why I am not labeled organic

The question is recurring: are you organic? It's legitimate, I work with nature, putting a lot of emphasis on this relationship. Labels monopolize attention and debate around agricultural production with respect for the environment. These...