Our groups of harvesters have now left for their respective countries of origin. For almost three weeks the Château was the meeting point for 110 adolescents, from the ages of 16 to 21.

Two groups, two objectives, and one mission: Harvest at Château Palmer.

The Danish students are from Holstebro, a region located in the northwest of Denmark.  It has been 12 years now that students from this school have been coming to pick grapes at Château Palmer.  The professors are almost professional harvesters. They prepare their students before their arrival in the Medoc by watching videos from past years, explaining the different varietals to them, the tools used, the right movements... Their trip here has a double objective: time spent working in a business environment and learning to live in a community, but also as a fundraising event for a week long ski trip in Sweden, to spend another memorable moment together.

This is the second year that the Belgian students have come to the Château.  They are from Malines, a small town located in the Flemish region, in the Anvers province.  Their professors hope that this experience will help their students learn to better live together, respect rules, and work with discipline.  A school of life, in a way.  An article was published in the Sud Ouest .

Supervised by Jacques Dupin, our vineyard director, Mustapha Oubouhou, team director and one of their professors, these young men and women put a great deal of energy and passion into their task.  According to Jacques, they all went about their work with goodwill and showed a great deal of curiosity.  They did well working in groups.  Organized in mini-teams of 5 people (4 cutters and 1 carrier), the students took turns helping each other in order to obtain their objectives.

After having, over these few weeks, animated the Chateau with their enthusiasm... Rendez-vous for the 2011 harvest!