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Another storm and risk of hail forecast for tonight. The vines are looking great - but pretty vulnerable right now. #yearinthevineyard #bdx20
If you’re not a wine grower, the evening light as a hazardous storm approaches can be amazing. #yearinthevineyard
Can’t capture the lightning but it’s not bothering #margauxterrier. It’s hailstorms in the Graves right now and heading our way. #bdx20
We got away with it, again, mercifully. No hail this time. These ‘Grêle’ warnings for Bordeaux often begin like this: https://twitter.com/meteocontact/status/1259158820842070016
The G-word always stands out - #grêle - and ‘mitraillés’ means machine-gunned. Oh. https://twitter.com/keraunosobs/status/1259208910361198593
Hail in the Landes to the south west of us, while I was out in the vines. https://twitter.com/meteoexpress/status/1259216570854838276
Hailstorms always approach the Bordeaux region from the south west, or the Atlantic coast, and head north east. Bordeaux is at the top of this image. #Grêle https://twitter.com/meteociel/status/1259181902742851584
Early reports - from @newbordeaux too - are that poor Sauternes was hit, once again. The ominous-looking photo over vineyards nearby at Langon was by @Benphoto44
Also the hail skirted close to the vineyards of the Haut Médoc, at Sainte-Hélène and Salaunes. The photo via @KeraunosObs was looking back across the Gironde estuary from Bourg. Hail pic from Annie Tournesol (great name) via @SO_Bordeaux #Grêle
I can understand the desire to collect the hailstones. This was our Georgie and Amelia in May 2009. (NB then not now.)
(I digress but what the hail did to the vineyard back in May 2009 was less appealing. Compare this with the photos at the top of this thread.)
