Viticulture. Impact of pesticides in Côte-d'Or: "Today, we don't hear the local residents"

A fire extinguisher before the possible fire. This is an unprecedented exercise that Thiébault Huber-Verdereau, president of the Confederation of Burgundy Appellations and Winegrowers (CAVB), engaged in on Friday, September 12. Three days before the release of the PestiRiv study on residents living near vineyard plots in France, in comparison with those who live far away, to assess the exposure of residents to 58 different molecules (read elsewhere) , the profession wishes to anticipate potentially bad results in terms of image, and wants to recall the progress made in the regional vineyard.

"Logically, some substances would emerge," the Meursault-based winemaker, who is currently finishing vinification at his estate, frankly admits. But the winemaker wanted to provide some context and reassure the public before a potentially more heated debate, "which could be fueled by...

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