RE: Too Much of a Good Thing: How Vine-Pull Schemes Can Help Grow a Sustainable Industry

Alex Bardsley — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 20:37:54 GMT

– We could benefit from a clearer discussion of what market segments are involved. Is is just bulk wine?
– If "vineyard land in much of the world is suited only for vineyards", then one solution would be benign neglect. Abandon the hillside vineyards for years or decades, like Mencia in Bierzo or old mixed black vineyards in California, until demand makes them economical again.

RE: Too Much of a Good Thing: How Vine-Pull Schemes Can Help Grow a Sustainable Industry

Vojtech Cukor — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 21:56:52 GMT

Thank you for a very interesting article. I have trouble understanding the following sentence: "As early as 2006, the Plan Bordeaux scheme called for taking out 8,000 to 10,000 hectares (19,800 to 24,700 acres); nevertheless, by one estimate, there is still an excess of 500,000 hectares (1.2 million acres) in Bordeaux." It is the 500,000 ha excess that seems very high, given that the whole of Bordeaux had 114,000 ha of vines in 2020 according to Jane Anson. Am I misunderstanding the sentence in some way?