The crossing of Salers and Charolais breeds
Posted by Armand Heitz onOur job is to support nature, not fight against it. This is our philosophy in the vineyards, in Loaris, our permaculture garden, but also on the farm. Our herd is made up of Charolais and Salers, as well as crossbreeding of the two. Interbreeding is important and represents the breeding model we want to develop.
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Administration kills
Posted by Armand Heitz onI set up as a young winegrower in 2013. Since 2019, I have been doing market gardening. And this year, I got into cattle and sheep farming. My job is beautiful because I am in direct living contact, but it is a daily struggle with paperwork.
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Soil work in viticulture
Posted by Armand Heitz onI made my first vintage in 2013, when I was working biodynamically. After 5 years, I realized that the health of my soils was not improving, that they were still very eroded, dried out and I needed to treat a lot. I looked into permaculture and agroecology. Revelation.
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fight against nature
Posted by Armand Heitz onIt's becoming systematic. Almost every year, in the months of April and May, we are forced to light candles or braziers in our vineyards. Some proceed differently, they turn wind turbines or helicopters to stir the air and heat it above the plots. The end goal is the same: to protect the buds that have already emerged to prevent them from freezing and avoid a loss of harvest. But why does man prefer to fight against nature rather than adapt?
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The benefits of eating in season in the spring
Posted by Armand Heitz onWhy should we eat in season? Beyond these environmental considerations, in antiquity the Chinese had already understood that eating a live, local and seasonal food was more energy-laden and with nutritional benefits than a food that would have traveled or that would have been produced without follow their natural rhythm.
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Sword in the wine
Posted by Armand Heitz onOn Wednesday, November 25, 2020, as president of the Chassagne-Montrachet appellation, I welcome Roberto Petronio with pleasure and enthusiasm for a report in the RVF. I'll tell you about this meeting in more detail.
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The 2017 vintage
Posted by Armand Heitz on2017 is my fifth vintage. I am therefore beginning to understand the personality of each of my terroirs, as if they were friends. I really like bringing my plots closer to humans. Between anecdotes and technical data, I tell you about my 2017 vintage.
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Working with bio-indicator plants
Posted by Armand Heitz onProducing great wines requires taking into account many parameters in the vineyards and in the cellar. Tillage is one of these parameters. At the estate, we attach particular importance to bringing life and biodiversity back to our vines.
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Wine, vegetables and meat!
Posted by Armand Heitz onAfter the vines and Loaris, our permaculture garden, we want to go further in our polyculture and circularity approach. Our terroir is not limited only to the vines, we choose to complete our offer of wines and vegetables with meat. Our breeding is made up of cows of the Charolais and Salers breeds. Meeting with Armand on the subject.
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