The 2026 Harvest at the Domaine Henri Bourgeois

Throughout the harvest and winemaking process, follow the day-to-day activities of Domaine Henri Bourgeois and its teams here, as if you were right there with them, day after day.

This year, the harvest is exceptionally early: the start of the harvest for the Sancerre appellation was set for August 17, 2026—an all-time record in the vineyard’s history. This early start is due to a drought that began in the spring, intensified by several successive heat waves in early summer. It’s an unprecedented combination, somewhere between the prolonged drought of 1976 and the inten

At Domaine Henri Bourgeois, the harvest begins on Wednesday, October 19, and the first photos from the teams in the vineyards are coming in... To tide you over, take a look back at some highlights from 2025