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Fun escape game events offer an opportunity to provide players with technical information, in this case on the grape varieties of South-West France.

Monday July 01 2019

The trend for winegrowers’ escape games continues to gain traction

As the tourist season gets underway, escape games are spreading across France’s wine regions. From the pop-up riddle game at Domaine
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Maxime Toubart, chairman of the Champagne winegrowers’ organisation, signs the white paper on wine tourism in Champagne under the watchful eye of Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger, chairman of the Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars – Unesco World Heritage mission.

Friday April 05 2019

Champagne structures its wine tourism activities

“Wine tourism is a priority and a challenge”, summed up Maxime Toubart, chairman of the Champagne winegrowers’ organisation (...)
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Nicolas Ponzo, director of the Roussillon wine marketing board (left), and Philippe Bourrier, board chairman, at the press conference on 25 March in Paris.

Tuesday April 02 2019

Perpignan prepares to celebrate wine

Designated 2019 European Wine City, Perpignan, located in the heart of the Roussillon wine region in the South of France, has just presented (...)
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“Under certain conditions, wine tourism can become a key aspect of the tourism industry over the coming years”, said Hervé Novelli on 12 March at Hangar 14 in Bordeaux.

Monday March 18 2019

French wine tourism heads towards quality hierarchy

Hervé Novelli, the chairman of the Higher Council for Wine Tourism (CSŒ), is in a race against time. “No wine region in the world has (...)
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Access to the permanent visit costs 20 euros for an adult, and 9 euros for a child aged 6 to 17 years old, where wine tasting is replaced by grape juice.

Friday January 18 2019

A drop of 5% in visitor numbers at the Cité du Vin in 2018

After welcoming 421,000 visitors in 2018, “the Cité du Vin de Bordeaux has maintained its appeal despite an unstable national climate, (...)
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As more and more properties become home to works of art, the challenge now is to stage them in a fun way.

Monday November 26 2018

Château Smith Haut Lafitte’s artistic forest wins award

From listening to the ‘song’ of the woods to touching the moss on the trunks, Château Smith Haut Lafitte’s ‘forest (...)
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The Ampelograf game offers an introduction to vine growing and wine.

Tuesday September 11 2018

The app that wine-loving parents will adore

Launched in July 2018, the Ampelograf mobile app features Ludivine, a young girl who aims to become an ampelographer. The heroine guides the (...)
Thursday July 05 2018 - wine Tourism by Vitisphere
The elected representatives who attended the official opening of the Château le Bouïs wine tourism centre on 25 June 2018.

Grand official opening for Château le Bouïs’ wine tourism centre

“You cannot invent wine tourism. You have to invest a lot to pass muster. This is where the future lies, but it has to be done properly”, (...)
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Friday June 29 2018 - wine Tourism by Vitisphere
Although often cloudy, the skies of Gironde were relatively kind to revellers during the wine festival

Bordeaux Fête le Vin breaks new record, serving 520,000 glasses of wine

For its 20th anniversary, Bordeaux Fête le Vin set a series of records: "In four days, more than 61,000 tasting passes were sold, more (...)
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Wednesday June 20 2018 - wine Tourism by Vitisphere
The Carré du Palais in Avignon.

With €700,000 of debts, the Carré du Palais goes into receivership

The Rhone Valley wine showcase, Carré du Palais, has suffered yet another blow. Just a year after its opening in the premises of the former (...)
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Wednesday May 30 2018 - wine Tourism by Vitisphere
In 2017, festivities for Unesco’s listing of the Burgundy ‘climats’ took place at Château de Meursault.

Burgundy celebrates its Climats for a month

More than 70 events have been scheduled for this year’s ‘Climat Month’ including exhibitions, walks through the vineyards, (...)
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Friday April 27 2018 - wine Tourism by Vitisphere
Beaujolais has secured global recognition for its rich geological heritage.

Beaujolais awarded Unesco World Geopark certification

After the Haute-Provence area, the Luberon, the Massif des Bauges, the Chablais, the Monts d'Ardèche and the Causses du Quercy, it is (...)
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Wednesday January 03 2018 - wine Tourism by Vitisphere

Pacherenc de Saint-Sylvestre –2017 ends with a torch-lit harvest

The ultimate benchmark for late harvest wines, the New Year’s grape harvest in Gers has not only become a tradition but also a high (...)
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Thursday November 02 2017 - wine Tourism by Vitisphere

Winalist aims to facilitate wine tourism

In just a few clicks, a winery can list its wine tourism services on Winalist, an internet platform allowing wine tourists to select activities (...)
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Friday October 20 2017 - wine Tourism by Vitisphere

The Domaine de la Grave little train favourite wine tourism pick for 2018

On October 17, the Best of Wine Tourism scheme singled out for distinction the best wine tourism destinations in the Bordeaux and Bergerac (...)
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Tuesday June 20 2017 - wine Tourism by Vitisphere

2 million visitors to celebrate the 20th anniversary of a wine fair ?

    From June 14th to 18th of 2018, wharfs of Bordeaux are going to welcome the 11th edition of the Wine Fair and about (...)
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Wednesday April 05 2017 - wine Tourism by Vitisphere

Champagne launches summer festival for wine tourists

“Champagne was lacking a summer festival”, comments Franck Leroy, the mayor of Epernay and chairman of the Epernay conurbation (...)
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Friday February 10 2017 - wine Tourism by Vitisphere

2 million wine tourists spend 80 million euros in the Loire Valley

As part of Sival 2017, marketing board InterLoire held a seminar on January 17 on tourism facilities in Loire Valley wineries, allowing it (...)
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Monday December 12 2016 - wine Tourism by Vitisphere

River wine tourism: Bernard Magrez takes a stake in Bordeaux River Cruise

Claiming to be the “leading firm for exclusive wine tourism”, the Bernard Magrez Luxury Wine Experience agency has bought a stake (...)
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Monday October 31 2016 - wine Tourism by Vitisphere

Cité du Vin: €450,000 in image rights spread over 30 years

“We did not want to sell our intellectual property rights to the Cité du Vin, we don’t work that way. We didn’t force anybody (...)
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