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Wine people
The Ennead wants to gradually build a new vision of Champagne, from peer to peer, linking it to a long-standing winegrowing model, divided among several categories, who sometimes struggle, like other families, to get along.

Thursday November 26 2020

9 female winegrowers join forces to share their experience of Champagne

In Champagne, 9 female winegrowers have come together to establish the association “La Transmission”. This is a minor revolution,
Wine people
At 61, James Suckling is reported to have tasted and rated 225,000 wines since the start of his career.

Monday November 23 2020

James Suckling: “I definitely think that online tastings can replace physical ones”

On November 21, James Suckling delivered his masterclass on New Wave Bordeaux. Presenting three wines in succession, he provided (...)
Business
“I have set myself a target of marketing 5,000 bottles to begin with”, says Gaëtane Thiney.

Wednesday November 18 2020

French female footballer Gaëtane Thiney creates her own brand of Champagne

Gaëtane Thiney, captain of Paris FC (formerly FCF Juvisy), doesn’t just score points on the football pitch. With 163 selections under (...)
Industry issues
“France is the world’s foremost wine country and as Minister of Agriculture and Food, this is a source of pride for me”, said Julien Denormandie.

Tuesday November 17 2020

French Agriculture Minister Julien Denormandie: “The WTO ruling will allow us to redress the balance of power” set off-kilter by the Trump taxes

For over a year, the French wine industry has been calling for a compensation fund to offset American tariffs introduced in retaliation for (...)
Industry issues
In 2019, French wines held a 32% market share in the United States, which has now fallen to 19%, while Italian wines have surged from 33% to 41%.

Monday November 16 2020

Europe strikes back at Trump taxes, and causes concern for French wines

Starting 10 November, the European Commission introduced 4 billion dollars’ worth of additional duties on American products following (...)
Wine people
“The ongoing health situation gives this anniversary sale an unprecedented symbolic significance”, explained the Hospices de Beaune.

Friday November 13 2020

The Hospices de Beaune auction to welcome professional attendees

Professional bidders have been told that the Hospices de Beaune auction is due to go ahead on Sunday 15 November at 2.30 pm in the Halles (...)
Business
The Métairie distillery is prioritising supplies of mature brandy and is being equipped with storage facilities so that in the long term it can develop its own brand.

Thursday November 12 2020

Olivier and Martin Bouygues invest in Cognac

After recently buying 30 hectares of vines in the Grande Champagne region, the SCDM holding company Domaines Olivier and Martin Bouygues now (...)
Wednesday November 11 2020 - Industry issues by Vitisphere
“We're running out of supply for 2019 rosés and are moving on to the 2020s. We need to quickly bridge the gap, that's our priority”, says Jacques Gravegeal.

Jacques Gravegeal: “The Pays d’Oc market is totally in balance”

Why has Pays d’Oc made it mandatory for wines to have a sales contract before being approved for the 2020-2021 marketing season? Stricter (...)
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Tuesday November 10 2020 - Business by Vitisphere
Containing the equivalent of three bottles, the boxes are competitively priced. “The IGP wines in the Grand 8 range will not be sold above €8 and the appellation brands will be under €10”, says Jacques Tranier.

Vinovalie revolutionises boxed wines, turning them on their heads

Grand 8, the new boxed wine range from Vinovalie, has guaranteed shelf stand-out. Due to its long octagonal shape, the 2.25-litre format has (...)
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Monday November 09 2020 - Business by Vitisphere
“We work for our clients. Maintaining the events at all costs would have been a bad decision, and ultimately cancelling in February would not have made sense”, points out Rodolphe Lameyse.

Wine Paris postponed until June 2021 and Vinexpo Bordeaux until June 2022

As European countries once again head into lockdown, the chances of hosting a second Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris from Monday 15 to Wednesday (...)
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Friday November 06 2020 - Industry issues by Vitisphere
“PGI wine offers good value for money and a dynamic, mould-breaking image”, claims Gérard Bancillon.

French PGI wines “maturing” towards “stricter production management”

PGI wines seem to tick all the boxes for today’s consumers, offering light whites and rosés, affordable pricing, many boxed wine formats (...)
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Wednesday November 04 2020 - Business by Vitisphere
Currently marketing his first 1,200 bottles out of a total 6,000 of the 2018 Denarius label, Loïc Pasquet claims his winemaking ideology is styled more after Burgundy than Bordeaux.

After Liber Pater, Loïc Pasquet continues to wind up the Bordeaux wine industry

Loïc Pasquet, the Bordeaux winegrower behind Liber Pater, "the most expensive wine in the world" at €30,000 a bottle, has released (...)
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Tuesday November 03 2020 - Business by Vitisphere
This hefty fine comes at a bad time for the co-operative group - the Champagne industry has been particularly badly hit by the Covid-19 crisis.

Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte gets fined €216,600

The French competition authorities announced on October 29 that they had meted out a hefty €216,600 fine to the Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne (...)
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Monday November 02 2020 - Business by Vitisphere
Jaillance has not taken any steps to restrict payments to the winery’s 220 members and took out a State-guaranteed loan last spring.

France’s second lockdown coincides with the “biggest month” for wine sales

The jury is still out over whether the coronavirus is seasonal or not, but one thing for certain is that the second wave of national lockdown (...)
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Friday October 30 2020 - Business by Vitisphere
One third of the grapes grown by Maison J. de Telmont are currently certified organic. In 2021, the estate will also be HVE certified.

Rémy Cointreau makes a comeback in Champagne

This time for sure, Rémy Cointreau is back in Champagne, ten years after selling Charles and Piper Heidsieck. Negotiations have moved along (...)
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Thursday October 29 2020 - Industry issues by Vitisphere
“Within the appellation, we have worked on our typicity and are considering applying for Cru status. We need a fall-back solution with good price points for IGP wines”, explains Cédric Carcenac.

IGP du Tarn wines aim to join Pays d’Oc

As one of South-West France’s most Languedoc-minded wine regions, Gaillac is hoping to incorporate its Protected Geographical Indication (...)
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Tuesday October 27 2020 - Business by Vitisphere
A compressed mud vault will support the wooden framework. “This will be the only load-bearing one in the world”, announces a delighted Tristan Le Lous.

A winery entirely made from mud and wood in Margaux

“In the vat room designed in the 2000s by the AXA group, we cannot produce blends as precisely as we would like”, says the new (...)
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Monday October 26 2020 - Industry issues by Vitisphere
“Vines are perennial plants and they require a clear roadmap”, stresses Languedoc MEP Eric Andrieu.

French MEP Éric Andrieu advocates de-alcoholised wine, ingredients labelling and planting authorisations

The CAP discussions starting at the European Parliament have numerous consequences for the wine industry… Éric Andrieu: The (...)
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Thursday October 22 2020 - Business by Vitisphere
ED 95, a by-product of winegrowing, is cheaper per litre (€0.85 excluding VAT compared to €1.25 excluding VAT for professional-use diesel) but uses at least 40% more fuel, which is a sizeable increase.

Bordeaux wine shipper uses wine residues as fuel

The experiment began in November 2019 at the logistics and bottling site at Beychac-et-Caillau, in the Bordeaux region, and in Nîmes in Southern (...)
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Tuesday October 20 2020 - Business by Vitisphere
The company sells 2.3 million bottles a year in wine stores, supermarkets and the hospitality industry in France and in export markets.

Vignobles Jeanjean moves into Pic Saint Loup

Languedoc company Vignobles Jeanjean, managed by Brigitte Jeanjean, has taken over Domaine des Rocs in Corconne in the Pic Saint Loup area (...)
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