"Early harvest tests Champagne’s traditions
The early harvest also poses logistical challenges in a region where grapes are traditionally picked by hand, with some workers still on summer vacation and others facing transportation delays.
Mr Gobillard hopes to complete the harvest at the estate in about nine days, a job requiring around 120 workers recruited mostly from across France and Poland.
“It really changes how we look at Champagne’s traditional methods,” said Geoffrey Bonnet-Gobillard, the commercial director of the family Champagne house."
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