The 1999 Winegrowers ' Festival took place from July 29 to August 15 . Presided over by the Abbot-President Marc-Henri Chaudet , it was directed by François Rochaix on a music by Jean-François Bovard , Michel Hostettler and Jost Meier . The booklet was signed by François Debluë while Jean-Claude Maret directed the scenography and Catherine Zuber the costumes . The show featured " Arlevin " , a winemaker representing the crowned winemakers ( the coronation only took place during the first performance ) . 5,050 performers ( including 670 squires ) participated in a 16,000-seat arena . On August 11 , the audience was able to see , during the show , the only total solar eclipse of the decade
total solar eclipse
Solar eclipse of August 11, 1999
Fête des Vignerons