Since 2013, we have been testing different techniques to manage Esca disease. From Fraçois Dal, a technician working for Sicavac in Sancerre, in the Loire Valley, we learnt the technique he calls curetage, which involves cleaning the wood with a small chainsaw, paying particular attention to the complete removal of the white rot that has formed inside the trunk. If the vine affected by Esca disease cannot be recovered by curetage, we move on to the technique of grafting on wild rootstock, safeguarding the vine root system, which saves time in resuming production.