We have not yet been able to work the under-vine soil

It has been impossible to get onto the land with all the rain we’ve had. Earthing up involves creating a mound of soil beneath the vine row. This mound helps smother the grass beneath the vines. Above all, in the spring, when the grass starts growing vigorously again, it will allow us to plough back the ridge (décavaillonnage) and thereby curb any new weed growth beneath the row.