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Market conditions
The global economic recovery is benefiting French wines.

Monday September 06 2021

French wine exports surpass pre-Covid levels

In the first half of 2021, France exported 7.3 million hectolitres of wine worth 5.2 billion euros. This equates to increases of 15% by volume
Market conditions
The next inter-branch meeting will be held on 2 September to tweak these decisions.

Tuesday July 27 2021

Champagne wine industry on cloud nine, despite poor weather in the vineyards

Unlike last year, the atmosphere in which trade decisions for the 2021 Champagne harvest were made was visibly relaxed. The authorised usable (...)
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With 13 labels for its first edition in 2021, the ‘Ambassadeurs de Graves’ scheme will be able to accommodate more wines in the future.

Friday July 16 2021

Graves wines launch their Ambassadors selection, chosen by and for consumers

Featuring 10 red 2019 Graves and 3 white 2020 Graves, the first awards list of Graves Ambassadors has been defined as a selection based on (...)
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Protecting consumers and appellations, the German justice system followed the recommendation of the CJEU and recognised that in this case, the name ‘Champagner Sorbet’ was contrary to the provisions of European regulations.

Wednesday July 14 2021

ALDI’s Champagne sorbet goes sour

The procedure launched in 2013 by the Champagne wine marketing board CIVC to prevent the sale of Champagne sorbet by discount retailer Aldi (...)
wine Tourism
The BIVB officially approved the wine tourism projects in December 2016 but they have been in the planning process since 2010.

Friday July 09 2021

Burgundy’s wine centres reveal their funding, and visitor targets

As the first foundation stones are being laid, the three Burgundy wine and ‘climat’ centres are reviewing their respective progress (...)
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The cocktails also seek to leverage the trend for no-low alcohol drinks

Friday July 02 2021

Vins de France looks to cocktails to promote awareness

Just as pavement bars and cafés once again welcome patrons across France, the national Vin De France wine marketing board (Anivin De France) (...)
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From buyers’ own brands to small, boutique-scale artisanal wines, “the ability to rate everything is a good thing for the industry”, claims Heini Zachariassen.

Tuesday June 29 2021

Vivino doubled its online sales during the pandemic

Launched in 2010, the Vivino wine recognition and rating app has clocked up some pretty staggering figures: 1.6 billion wine labels scanned (...)
Wednesday June 23 2021 - marketing by Vitisphere
At the June AGM, Philippe Pellaton explained that this decision is part of the board’s “support for market recovery, stimulus of demand and activation of a preference for the Rhone Valley wine region”.

Rhone wines open Chinese promotion office

After scaling back its activities in 2020 due to Covid, the Rhone Valley wine marketing board (Inter Rhone) is re-launching structuring projects (...)
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Monday June 21 2021 - Market conditions by Vitisphere
Among appellation wine regions, Bordeaux has witnessed a sharp increase in shipments since the lifting of taxes, to 24,900 hectolitres and €36.3 million in April 2021.

French wine exports perform (exceptionally) well since US taxes were lifted

In April 2021, the United States recovered its position as France’s leading import market for wine. Now that transatlantic negotiations (...)
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Thursday June 10 2021 - wine Tourism by Vitisphere
Tickets are on sale at €16 per adult and €8.5 per child aged 6 and over.

10,000-visitor target for 2021 at Pressoria, the Champagne wine interpretation centre

Initially scheduled for Easter, the official opening of Pressoria, the Champagne Wine Centre for Sensory Interpretation, will take place on (...)
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Friday May 28 2021 - Market conditions by Vitisphere
“Bordeaux is home to every type of winegrowing and they should all be promoted because there is no such thing as a single model”, claims Bernard Farges.

“Will the market respond to the huge influx of organic wines from Bordeaux?”

“We are no longer asking ourselves “Is Bordeaux going to change? Is Bordeaux going to switch over to organic fast enough?” (...)
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Wednesday May 05 2021 - distribution by Vitisphere
With the exception of varietal PGIs (excluding foreign labels), all categories of wine attracted more buyers in 2020.

French at-home wine consumption rises after a decade-long decrease

In response to the pandemic and the partial closure of restaurants, the French have been buying more wine to drink at home. “2020 showed (...)
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Tuesday April 27 2021 - Market conditions by Vitisphere
Pau Roca, director general of OIV: “2021 could replicate 2020'.

OIV paints a chequered picture of the global wine market in 2020

Pau Roca Blasco, who has been director of OIV (International Organisation of Vine and Wine) since 2019, came across as being particularly (...)
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Thursday April 22 2021 - Market conditions by Vitisphere

The bulk market for Provence rosés dips

The bulk market for Provence rosés has reverted to the kind of situation that seemed to be a thing of the past. Unlike the last few marketing (...)
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Monday April 19 2021 - distribution by Vitisphere

Frost will have an impact on En Primeur pricing

Quentin Chaperon, director of sourcing and chateau relations at U'Wine, which has 500,000 bottles in stock, is busy tasting wines during (...)
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Wednesday April 07 2021 - marketing by Vitisphere
Long before bubbles came along, the Champagne wine region was a major producer of red wines (“clairets”), which far outnumbered white and rosé wines (“paillets”), before secondary bottle fermentation was mastered.

Coteaux Champenois, Champagne’s new wave

Why all the renewed interest in Champagne still wines? For those in the front line – both the winegrowers and the houses – the (...)
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Friday March 26 2021 - marketing by Vitisphere
The aim is not to stigmatise conventional farming methods. By opening up a third avenue, the endorsement has proved, even in 2020 and certainly in the future, that zero can be positive.

Pesticide residue-free trust mark gains traction

Launched in 2018, the ‘pesticide residue-free’ endorsement supported by the ‘Nouveaux Champs’ collective of French (...)
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Wednesday March 24 2021 - Market conditions by Vitisphere
“Burgundy is doing well overall, but this should not hide the suffering of some firms who produce small quantities and used to sell their wine to a small network of French customers”, stresses the chairman of the BIVB.

Burgundy wines buck general downward trend

Despite the ongoing crisis, Burgundy wines showed sustained export volume growth in 2020, with consignments in excess of 90 million equivalent (...)
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Tuesday March 23 2021 - Market conditions by Vitisphere
Lack of consumer trade fairs and the prolonged closure of restaurants nevertheless had an impact on the region.

Provence rosés post best export performance in 2020

“We’ve fared pretty well”, Brice Eymard, managing director of the Provence wine marketing board CIVP, told AFP on 15 March. (...)
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Friday March 12 2021 - marketing by Vitisphere
The label is a pop-up design as Jean-Christophe Mauro hopes the Covid pandemic will quickly become a subject for the history books.

When lack of Covid vaccines inspires a wine label

Continuity, but not convenience. “Many customers were looking forward to the sequel to ‘Test-Covid’. But I preferred to (...)
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