On January 22, winegrowers celebrate their patron saint, Saint-Vincent, so that he protects the future harvest. The opportunity for winegrowers and their entourage to taste the new vintage. A tradition that goes back decades and which has been facing dry January for several years. In French, alcohol-free month.
“It’s a bad custom established by the English,” cannot help but observe Katia Mauroy-Gauliez, the president of the wine union of the Pouilly AOC area. “It’s aberrant for the wine profession. The month of January is festive for the French. There are the vow ceremonies. Elected officials organize receptions to create connections between citizens. It's symbolic. The Saint-Vincent events are spread over several weeks so that the different events do not overlap. Once again, we are hitting on the wine, but not on the real problems,” she gets annoyed.
