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Wednesday April 15 2020 - Vine growing by Vitisphere

French vines still ahead of the growth curve this year

In the Loire Valley, Célia Brégeon from the Pays de Loire Chamber of Agriculture announced the vines were two to three weeks early, “which needs to be put into perspective because the cold weather forecast for the beginning of April will once again slow down growth”.
Tuesday April 14 2020 - distribution by Vitisphere

Champagne sales are in lockdown whilst boxed wine sales rocket in French supermarkets

“In the long term, we will no doubt see a rebound in these alcohol categories as people show a desire to enhance their daily lives, which may seem gloomy and repetitive”, stressed Mathieu André-Febrero, Nielsen's on-trade manager.
Monday April 13 2020 - Industry issues by Vitisphere

Coronavirus crisis distillation being mulled in France, and elsewhere

Crisis distillation is still at the discussion stage, though being seriously considered, and is one of a series of measures requested by the wine industry.
Friday April 10 2020 - Business by Vitisphere

With coronavirus, “paying out dividends for Vranken-Pommery Champagnes is out of the question”

“France has now entered a phase of lockdown, just like other countries in Europe and the world”, commented the Reims-based group.
Thursday April 09 2020 - Vine growing by Vitisphere

Reluctance by insurers to provide cover forces Cognac growers to equip themselves against frost damage

On average, installation costs range from €35,000 for 3 hectares with a mobile fan to over €50,000 for 5 hectares for a fixed turbine.
Wednesday April 08 2020 - Vine growing by Vitisphere

Montlouis trials sheep grazing in its vineyards

Over the past few days, the sheep have started to take an interest in the vine buds... They will soon be removed from the vineyards, before returning next winter.

Tuesday April 07 2020 - marketing by Vitisphere

Bordeaux En Primeur: “It is so frustrating not to be able to present the excellent 2019 vintage”

With En Primeur week cancelled due to the coronavirus epidemic and French lockdown measures, the latest Bordeaux vintage stays safely stored in the wineries.
Monday April 06 2020 - Vine growing by Vitisphere

The battle of endurance against spring frosts has started in France

Muscadet is being kept on its toes and is preparing for more frost this spring and this vintage but also the following vintages as budburst is occurring increasingly earlier.
Friday April 03 2020 - Equipment by Vitisphere

Equipment factories shut down due to the coronavirus crisis

A Pellenc production line in Pertuis.
Thursday April 02 2020 - Vine growing by Vitisphere

Research into water stress, genetics and hybridization makes headway

Vine scorching as seen in Languedoc in 2019.
Wednesday April 01 2020 - Business by Vitisphere

French wine industry encouraged to make wide scale use of State-secured loans

Cash flow problems must be quickly removed, “there are already enough challenges with the scarcity of sales outlets, logistics and manpower problems”, stressed Bernard Farges.
Tuesday March 31 2020 - Business by Vitisphere

Vinexpo remains confident about the current situation

Patrick Seguin, chairman of the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce and Industry and of Vinexpo: “We are firmly committed to keeping the show in Hong Kong. There don't seem to be any new cases of coronavirus in Asia. The situation is improving”.
Monday March 30 2020 - Vine growing by Vitisphere

Frost hits the vineyards of southern France

Frost has wrought damage on vines in the Rhone Valley, Provence and Gard for the first time this year.
Friday March 27 2020 - Market conditions by Vitisphere

Bordeaux has two years’ worth of wine sales in stock

Over the first six months of the 2019-2020 marketing campaign, the CIVB registered 766,200 hl of bulk wine purchase contracts. This is an increase of 21% compared to August 2018-January 2019.
Thursday March 26 2020 - marketing by Vitisphere

Chinese trade fair WBWE postponed until the much-hoped-for improvement in July

“After listening carefully to attendees and partners of WBWE Asia, as well as the local government of Yantai, it has been decided to postpone the show”, announced the organisers.
Wednesday March 25 2020 - Wine and media by Vitisphere

Chablis the hero of a Netflix series

Uncorked is a Netflix drama featuring wine and in particular Domaine Long-Depaquit belonging to Maison Albert Bichot.
Tuesday March 24 2020 - Industry issues by Vitisphere

French wine producers concerned about cash flow

“The challenge is to get through this crisis as calmly as possible”, says Jean-Marie Fabre.
Monday March 23 2020 - Expert advice by Vitisphere

What impact have tariffs and the coronavirus had on the US wine market?

Sales outlets are closing as the coronavirus spreads, but wine sales are not necessarily dropping because of this.
Friday March 20 2020 - Business by Vitisphere

The first range of PGI wines from resistant varieties is released

“When I started planting disease-resistant grape varieties in 2009, many viewed it as the crazy act of a madman”, recalls Mickaël Raynal.
Thursday March 19 2020 - Wine people by Vitisphere

Charles Schaller chairs the Crémants d’Alsace producers’ organisation

Charles Schaller runs the family vineyard Edgard Schaller & Fils.
Wednesday March 18 2020 - Market conditions by Vitisphere

Sluggish market for Saint-Emilion

Concern about the market for bulk wine from Saint-Emilion looms due to a drop in prices since the beginning of the marketing campaign.
Tuesday March 17 2020 - Market conditions by Vitisphere

Loadings of red PGI Pays d’Oc lose momentum

Sales of red Pays d'Oc wines have slowed compared with last year
Monday March 16 2020 - Market conditions by Vitisphere

Bordeaux needs to “come out of the closet”

Stephan Delaux, deputy mayor of Bordeaux in charge of tourism, Bernard Farges, chairman of the CIVB and Alan Sichel, vice-chairman.
Friday March 13 2020 - Business by Vitisphere

Guy Rochais hands the keys of Château de Plaisance to Vannessa Cherruau

Guy Rochais has given the keys of Château de Plaisance to Vannessa Cherruau and not to Loire Propriétés
Thursday March 12 2020 - marketing by Vitisphere

Touraine Primeur poised to get a new lease of life

The Touraine Primeur Wine Competition is due to be re-launched after a break.
Wednesday March 11 2020 - Industry issues by Vitisphere

Maxime Toubart re-elected chair of the Champagne winegrowers' association

Maxime Toubart has just been re-elected chair of the Champagne winegrowers' association.
Tuesday March 10 2020 - Vine growing by Vitisphere

First conclusive results on agrivoltaics in France

Solar panels installed in vineyards seem to have an impact on the vine's resistance to water stress.
Monday March 09 2020 - Business by Vitisphere

5,000 euros for a combination of 18-carat gold and 50-year-old Cognac

A bead 8 millimetres in diameter is set within the ring.
Friday March 06 2020 - Wine people by Vitisphere

Wine and media personality Daniel Benharros passes away

“Very many people who hold a position in the wine media today owe him somewhere between a great deal and a huge amount”, is how Nicolas de Rouyn paid tribute to Daniel Benharros in his blog.
Thursday March 05 2020 - Business by Vitisphere

Orchidée wines turn 100% Loire

Bernard Jacob, managing director of Orchidées Maisons de vin, has announced that he has finished restructuring the group.
Wednesday March 04 2020 - Industry issues by Vitisphere

Emmanuel Macron seeks European aid for French wines

After tasting grape-flavoured beers and Savoy cheeses, Emmanuel Macron tasted a Provence rosé as a host of the national committee for appellation and geographical indication wines (CNIV).
Tuesday March 03 2020 - Vine growing by Vitisphere

HVE certifications double on the French supply side

Four out of five HVE farms are in the wine industry. Nearly one in five certified estates is in Bordeaux.
Monday March 02 2020 - Business by Vitisphere

Grands Chais de France blows away the traditional Alsace wine bottle

The rosé is a 2019 Pinot noir and the white is an unspecified, non-vintage blend.
Friday February 28 2020 - marketing by Vitisphere

To avoid discounting its wines, this Bordeaux chateau is launching a vegan label

The estate’s director will go on a tour of wine merchants to introduce them to the wine and highlight efforts being made from an environmental perspective.

Thursday February 27 2020 - Vine growing by Vitisphere

Scam leaves €19,000 of wines unpaid in Beaujolais

The unpaid order represented a loss of 4,200 bottles of wine.

Wednesday February 26 2020 - distribution by Vitisphere

How Carrefour demonstrates the traceability of its organic wine using blockchain technology

For Carrefour's thirty other food products using blockchain technology, the average consumer connection time is over 1 minute on average.
Tuesday February 25 2020 - marketing by Vitisphere

Montlouis-sur-Loire defines appellation ‘pétnat’

Sporting the private brand ‘Originel’, the range of sparkling wines is underpinned by new specifications for the Loire appellation.
Monday February 24 2020 - marketing by Vitisphere

Why the Crus Bourgeois have a new hierarchy

Sporting a new logo, the Crus Bourgeois also have a new strapline: “Qualité, les yeux fermés” (“Quality, in complete faith”)
Friday February 21 2020 - Business by Vitisphere

Moncigale invests in canned wines

Still presented as a prototype, the Moncigale branded rosé in a can (2019 IGP Méditerranée) should be the first wine to use the future canning facilities.
Thursday February 20 2020 - Wine people by Vitisphere

The World’s Best Sommelier shares three tips for blind tasting

Nothing should be taken for granted: “Being a sommelier means being on a constant learning curve, travelling and meeting winegrowers out in the field”, warned German sommelier Marc Almert.

Wednesday February 19 2020 - Business by Vitisphere

The first wine in the world with an official smiley is released

Mathias Icard smiles as he presents two reds (a Cabernet-Sauvignon and a Merlot), two whites (Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc) and a rosé at Vinexpo Paris.
Tuesday February 18 2020 - Market conditions by Vitisphere

France and the United States fuelling global consumption of rosés

The French and American markets are still in growth mode and account for half of international rosé wine purchases.
Monday February 17 2020 - Industry issues by Vitisphere

French wine and spirits exporters worried about the American market

Antoine Leccia, chairman of the FEVS, has called for an emergency compensation fund to be introduced for companies that have fallen victim to the US tax hike.
Friday February 14 2020 - Business by Vitisphere

Raphaël Michel no longer under investigation for fraud

The fraud revealed by trading standards involves offences committed between 2013 and 2017.
Thursday February 13 2020 - Winemaking by Vitisphere

Natural wines get definition and commitments

“Our charter prompts three types of reaction from winegrowers: “It gets on my nerves”, “I have things to hide” and “OK, we have to take the plunge, this is the way of the world”, commented Jacques Carroget on 3 February in Angers.
Wednesday February 12 2020 - Wine people by Vitisphere

Jérôme Baudouin new editor-in-chief of RVF

Jérôme Baudouin has been appointed editor-in-chief of the RVF at a challenging moment in the publication’s history.
Tuesday February 11 2020 - Business by Vitisphere

France’s WineTech goes from adolescence to adulthood

Laurent David, chairman of WineTech: “There has been a real wake-up call and I think that WineTech can play a major role in this”.
Monday February 10 2020 - wine Tourism by Vitisphere

The Universal Wine Museum due to open in Beijing at the end of 2021

The Beijing Wine Museum covers 18,000 m². It will include a 6,700 m² permanent exhibition area with temporary exhibitions, an auditorium, multi-sensory exhibits, a wine cellar, a gourmet restaurant and a wine school.
Friday February 07 2020 - Editorial by Vitisphere

Vitisphere wins MédiaPro award

The Diversification Award was officially presented on January 29 in Paris.
Thursday February 06 2020 - Vine growing by Vitisphere

Côtes-de-Provence to try out foreign varietals

The Côtes-de-Provence appellation area wants to introduce new drought-resistant grape varieties into the appellation specifications for experimental purposes. Here, Moschofilero for rosé, Calabrese for reds and white Verdejo.
Wednesday February 05 2020 - Business by Vitisphere

Maison Joseph Drouhin is 140 years old

The four Drouhin siblings, Véronique, Philippe, Frédéric and Laurent, took over management of the family firm in the 1990s, but remain under the supervision of their father Robert.
Tuesday February 04 2020 - Business by Vitisphere

Millésime Bio announces a 10.5% increase in visitor numbers

The 27th Millésime Bio
Monday February 03 2020 - Industry issues by Vitisphere

Burgundy winegrowers up in arms at Inao

The Burgundy producers’ organisation is chaired by Brunot Verret, a winegrower in Yonne.
Friday January 31 2020 - Industry issues by Vitisphere

Russia recognises the first French wine appellation

Under the stewardship of the French Embassy, the Côtes de Provence producers’ organisation took part in the Moscow Golden Autumn Fair (Russian agricultural fair).
Thursday January 30 2020 - Industry issues by Vitisphere

The suspension of the digital tax is not enough for the French wine industry

“By the end of 2019, the impact of the taxation could already be estimated at several tens of millions of euros”, announced Louis-Fabrice Latour.
Wednesday January 29 2020 - Business by Vitisphere

Vranken-Pommery Champagnes pay the price of the Egalim law

“Champagne, although part of the luxury category, is above all a festive wine bought on impulse prompted by special offers” claims the Reims-based group.
Tuesday January 28 2020 - Vine growing by Vitisphere

600 winegrowers fined for not planting vines

7,350 hectares of vineyard plantings have been authorised for 2020.
Monday January 27 2020 - Business by Vitisphere

Future trends in the wine market summed up in 9 figures

François Collache, Sopexa's Commercial Director for Drinks, presents the major trends in the world wine market for the next two years.
Friday January 24 2020 - Vine growing by Vitisphere

Agreenculture unveils its robot Céol

The prototype of the Céol inter-row and hybrid robot built by the start-up Agreenculture has taken its first steps in the vineyard.
Thursday January 23 2020 - Vine growing by Vitisphere

Languedoc vines are starting to emerge from their slumber

A Pinot Noir bud swelling in José Garcia's vineyard in Tourouzelle.
Wednesday January 22 2020 - Business by Vitisphere

Millésime Bio transitions towards the digital era

The Sudvinbio team with Jean-Louis Cazaubon, vice-chairman of the Occitania Regional Council charged with agriculture.
Tuesday January 21 2020 - Industry issues by Vitisphere

The European and American wine industries call for the abolition of tariffs

The European and American wine industries are calling for the abolition of tariffs on both sides of the Atlantic.
Monday January 20 2020 - Industry issues by Vitisphere

Saint-Émilion gets the ball rolling for the 2022 classification

The press was not invited to this internal briefing at the Salle des Dominicains, where nearly 200 people are reported to have attended.
Friday January 17 2020 - Vine growing by Vitisphere

Naïo Technologies raises 14 million euros

Created in 2011 by Gaëtan Séverac and Aymeric Barthes, two robotics engineers, the Toulouse-based start-up designs and markets electric agricultural robots capable of mechanically weeding crops (vegetables and vines) autonomously.
Thursday January 16 2020 - marketing by Vitisphere

When Coca Cola takes over Dry January, the wine industry gets hot under the collar

Portraying itself as a healthy promotion of drinks with no added sugar (Fanta Zero Orange, Coca Cola Zero...), the advertising campaign is full of unhygienic sweeteners, as pointed out by the satirical journal Charlie Hebdo ('sugar-free but not chemical-free').
Wednesday January 15 2020 - Market conditions by Vitisphere

EU wine production and consumption predicted to drop by 0.5% by 2030

“The wine industry is adapting to a new generation of consumers, who are changing lifestyles and preferences”, DG Agri stresses.
Tuesday January 14 2020 - Business by Vitisphere

Prowein announces France will get more floor space in 2021

Michael Degen and Professor Simone Loose at the press conference presenting Prowein 2020 in Paris on 8 January.
Monday January 13 2020 - Business by Vitisphere

Wine Paris and Vinexpo announce they are joining forces

Comexposium and the Bordeaux CCI presented their alliance at a press conference on 8 January in Paris.
Friday December 20 2019 - marketing by Vitisphere

Provence jumps into action with a €21 million plan for exports

Provence has mobilised substantial resources to promote its wines in export markets
Thursday December 19 2019 - Industry issues by Vitisphere

South of France marketing board exhibition postponed

Portraying the Occitania wine region as a single entity is also a challenge that must be overcome despite the deep-rooted attachment to individual areas whose landscapes and cultural attributes are promoted independently.
Wednesday December 18 2019 - Business by Vitisphere

CVG plays to its strengths and launches a 10.5% ABV Sauvignon

Xavier Lopez and Eric Lanxade believe “the wine industry needs more innovation”.
Tuesday December 17 2019 - marketing by Vitisphere

Beaujolais rosé in the spotlight

“Rosé is an essential means of diversification for our companies”, pointed out Dominique Piron.
Monday December 16 2019 - Market conditions by Vitisphere

Crémant circumvents the crisis in Bordeaux

“We are inspired by the rationale in Champagne, but compared with their success, we are modestly at year zero”, commented MD Philippe Cazaux.
Friday December 13 2019 - marketing by Vitisphere

Winegrowers are the most socially active farmers

Mickaël Ménager, marketing director of the NGPA group: “Interestingly, 65.8% of respondents have a social media account”.
Thursday December 12 2019 - Vine growing by Vitisphere

OIV rejects names of existing varieties for disease-resistant hybrids

Advocates believe that labelling statements featuring kinship with a varietal name familiar to consumers (Cabernet, Merlot...) would speed up the spread of new disease-resistant varieties without misleading consumers.
Wednesday December 11 2019 - Market conditions by Vitisphere

Fears of US tariff hike prompt increased exports of Cognac

“For the moment, Cognac has managed to escape the measures that have hit our colleagues in the wine industry”, commented Patrice Pinet on December 5 in Cognac.
Tuesday December 10 2019 - Industry issues by Vitisphere

Trump and Macron may come to an agreement

The American and French Presidents are reportedly hammering out an agreement on the French Gafa tax.
Monday December 09 2019 - Business by Vitisphere

Full house for Vinexpo and Wine Paris in 2020

Among the international visitors to Wine Paris, the countries targeted by Comexposium are the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium.
Friday December 06 2019 - Wine people by Vitisphere

Château de Versailles chosen for the Bordeaux Great Growths gala dinner

This isn’t the first time the Commanderie du Bontemps has organised a fringe event during Vinexpo. Its ‘Fête de la Fleur’ closes the Bordeaux exhibition (in odd years) and its gala dinner is part of the Asia-Pacific show in Hong Kong.
Thursday December 05 2019 - Winemaking by Vitisphere

Mediterranean firms on the alert for contaminants

This vintage, winemakers in southern France must also watch out for mouse taint.
Wednesday December 04 2019 - Winemaking by Vitisphere

Nomacorc announces the release of grape-based stoppers in 2020

The Smart Green and Classic Green stoppers now have a zero carbon footprint.
Tuesday December 03 2019 - marketing by Vitisphere

The international boxed wine competition embraces designer livery and eco-design

Constance Rérolle, director of wines and spirits at the Adelphe agency, Anne-Marie Estampe, the creator of the international wine in box competition and Elodie Becheras, a lecturer at the University of Toulouse Montauban and deputy director of the Higher Institute of Colour, Image and Design.
Monday December 02 2019 - Equipment by Vitisphere

A new hybrid robot for winegrowers

“We come as a complement, not as a replacement for the tractor”, explained Fabien Arignon on November 26 at Sitevi.
Friday November 29 2019 - Business by Vitisphere

Albert Bichot takes home one fifth of casks auctioned at the Hospices de Beaune

The average price per cask was affected by lower volumes, reaching a record 21,823 euros, up 29.5% on 2018. A Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru was sold for 149,800 euros to an American customer by phone, again at a record price.
Thursday November 28 2019 - Business by Vitisphere

Vinexpo winds up the exhibition concept in Bordeaux

Among his main areas of focus, Rodolphe Lameyse is working on a code of conduct for chateaux holding fairs or events during the Bordeaux exhibition.
Wednesday November 27 2019 - Culture and Wine by Vitisphere

Biblical theme for 2017 Mouton Rothschild label

The label of the 2017 Mouton Rothschild.
Tuesday November 26 2019 - Market conditions by Vitisphere

Over 75% of Bordeaux sells for under €1,000 /cask

Although there are no red 2018 Bordeaux contracts below €700 a barrel, very few are trading at €1,500, the average price for the 2017 crop.
Monday November 25 2019 - Market conditions by Vitisphere

‘Trump tax’ effect causes drop of 130 container shipments according to Hillebrand

Every year, Hillebrand handles the transit of 14,000 containers to the United States
Friday November 22 2019 - Vine growing by Vitisphere

Vitibot launches two new Bakus robots

Photo of the entire Bakus straddle robot family.
Thursday November 21 2019 - Market conditions by Vitisphere

The significance of France’s 363 PDOs and 74 PGIs

Map of the distribution of PDO (left) and PGI (right) wines in France.
Wednesday November 20 2019 - Business by Vitisphere

Château Rollan de By exits the Médoc Crus Bourgeois

“With my four properties [selected], I used to be one of the most influential members of the Crus Bourgeois” said Jean Guyon, speaking in the past tense.
Tuesday November 19 2019 - Vine growing by Vitisphere

A report pinpoints the cost of a ban on glyphosate

An end to the use of glyphosate will result in significant extra costs for winegrowers.
Monday November 18 2019 - Industry issues by Vitisphere

Emmanuel Macron objects to “Dry January”

Emmanuel Macron received a magnum of 1977 de Saint Gall Champagne, a nod to his year of birth.
Friday November 15 2019 - wine Tourism by Vitisphere

Plans for a ‘Cité des vins et des climats’ in Beaune unveiled

Plans for the future Burgundy ‘Cité des vins et des climats’ which will be built in Beaune starting 2020
Thursday November 14 2019 - Market conditions by Vitisphere

The European Wine Market (and Price) Observatory launches

Year in, year out, European wine production accounts for 60% of volumes produced worldwide.
Wednesday November 13 2019 - Industry issues by Vitisphere

Xi Jinping prefers Languedoc wine

The two presidents tasting the wines on November 5.
Tuesday November 12 2019 - marketing by Vitisphere

Champagne marketing campaign proves successful with wine merchants

Launched two years ago, the SGV communications campaign is showing proven results with its priority target audience of 25/45 year-olds.
Monday November 11 2019 - marketing by Vitisphere

Discovering the diversity of Beaujolais Nouveau over a week, instead of an evening

Dominique Piron, chairman of Inter Beaujolais: “Young winegrowers now want to put a proper price tag on their wine. So the prices of the finest wines therefore have to head north. We have the potential to sell wines from €7 to €25 a bottle compared to €7 to €9 in the past”.
Friday November 08 2019 - Vine growing by Vitisphere

27 Anjou and Saumur appellations stop blanket chemical weed control

'We are asking the State to take responsibility. We want the same rules to apply across France' stressed the Anjou and Saumur wine producers’ organisation.
Thursday November 07 2019 - Business by Vitisphere

Provence wines invent a bespoke regional exhibition

On 6 and 7 April, trade players and influencers are invited to Provence for a trade exhibition focusing on an experience-based event.

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