Champagne Georges de la Chapelle - Secrets of fabrication, Work in the vineyards, the cutting

	The cutting (From december to march)
	The cutting allows to select the woods wich will produce the best grapes during the next vintaging.
	The cutting period is the beginning of a new year of growth for the vineyards. This is the first operation after the harvest. It takes place from november to march with a break during the coldest days of december and january. The cutting consists in removing the "dead" wood of the vinestocks but also principaly in selecting and preparing the woods which will be frame for this new year.

	Samples of ceps before the cutting

	Samples of ceps after the cutting
	The "dead" woods are either cut or crushed in the rows of the vineyards to fertilize the soil.