Beaujolais 2016 – reduced but in recovery

Last week's reports from Beaujolais were the most encouraging to date this year, although growers must still be hoping for some government support after a tough spring and early summer.  

At the end of May, local newspapers reported severe hail damage during the night of 27/28 May, particularly in the northern part of Beaujolais, home to the ten named crus (for links to more information on these, see the Appellations section of the Oxford Companion's Beaujolais entry). Up to 100% of the vineyards in Chiroubles...