News from the Vineyard

July 28, 2020

Read the full article from the New York Times here

Like other wine regions, the beautiful and sunny Alsace, producing signature aromatic and sometimes exuberant white wines, is suffering from the double impact of Covid-19 and the US tariffs. The reduced sales that resulted increased the stock of wine and with the precocious harvest in sight, it is time to simply “make space” for the new 2020 grapes at the wineries. Since the demand is extremely low, some producers are forced to distill their precious wines. The whole region of Alsace will send 1.5 million gallons of wine to the distillery. A sad reminder of what happened in 2009 after the economic crisis. The financial and psychological repercussions are particularly challenging in this region, famous for its very charming architecture and rich gastronomy.

Besides a small amount of monetary help from the government for this “distillation crisis”, one can find a positive note, since the distilled wines will help produce useful hand sanitizing gels.

The beautiful town of Colmar