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Emmanuel Macron received a magnum of 1977 de Saint Gall Champagne, a nod to his year of birth.

Monday November 18 2019

Emmanuel Macron objects to “Dry January”

“The President assured us that there would be no Dry January”, commented Maxime Toubart, chairman of the Champagne winegrowers’
Industry issues
The two presidents tasting the wines on November 5.

Wednesday November 13 2019

Xi Jinping prefers Languedoc wine

At the official opening of the international exhibition of imported products on November 5 with French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese (...)
Business
On 6 and 7 April, trade players and influencers are invited to Provence for a trade exhibition focusing on an experience-based event.

Thursday November 07 2019

Provence wines invent a bespoke regional exhibition

Air Provence is Provence’s trade event designed to support the region's move upmarket. Organised by the local marketing board, it (...)
Industry issues
“This message will bring a feeling of guilt to the 90% plus French people who drink below the limits. But it will not change the behaviour of the minority who have an addiction”, criticised Jean-Marie Fabre.

Tuesday November 05 2019

France’s wine industry and trade object to “dry January”

Plans for France’s first “dry January” are stirring up renewed tension between the government and the wine and spirits sector. (...)
Business
The ruling “should curb untimely purification crusades after centuries of coexistence”, concluded Caroline Lampre, who claimed, “We should not have been taken to court”.

Monday November 04 2019

Château Figeac retrieves its brand name, but not its monopoly

Château Figeac is not about to get a taste of its own medicine. The October 29 ruling by the Bordeaux Court of Appeal puts an end to the legal (...)
opinions
“Due to climate change, production volatility is a challenge for wine regions at regional and national level”, claimed Jean-Marie Cardebat on 21 October.

Wednesday October 30 2019

Will doing away with vintage statements put an end to the marketing crisis?

Jean-Marie Cardebat, a professor of economics at Bordeaux University who likes to cause a stir, certainly pulled it off during a morning session (...)
Industry issues
The French aperitif wine federation is concerned about “prohibition for the category in France”.

Tuesday October 29 2019

France votes tax on flavoured wines

Grapefruit and white peach-flavoured rosés, among others, are the target of a recently adopted legal amendment which aims to introduce additional (...)
Thursday October 24 2019 - Business by Vitisphere
Vitalie Taittinger with her father, Pierre-Emmanuel, and brother Clovis.

Vitalie Taittinger takes over the presidency of the eponymous Champagne house

On January 1, 2020, Vitalie Taittinger will become president of Taittinger Champagnes (288 hectares under vine and sales of 6.5 million bottles (...)
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Tuesday October 15 2019 - Business by Vitisphere
The communal hall is a “strong signal sent out to all industry players”, said a press release.

A communal area for foreign wines at Wine Paris and Vinexpo

Due to take place jointly from February 10 to 12, 2020 in the French capital city, Vinexpo Paris and Wine Paris “are (...)
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Friday October 11 2019 - Business by Vitisphere
Dominique Piron has been chairman of InterBeaujolais since July 2016. On arrival, he decided to launch a strategic plan to try to give the region new impetus.

Vinexpo Explorer takes a trip to Beaujolais

Vinexpo Explorer is a new concept that for the past two years has brought just under a hundred buyers from across the world to a wine region (...)
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Wednesday October 09 2019 - Business by Vitisphere
With sales of 5 million bottles, “Café de Paris is currently one of the ten most widely sold sparkling wine brands in the world, bound mainly for Japan, Switzerland and France”, said Frédéric Noyère.

InVivo Wine is moving into sparkling wines, thanks to Pernod Ricard

Confirming a recurrent rumour, two press releases were published simultaneously to announce that “InVivo Wine has entered into exclusive (...)
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Tuesday October 08 2019 - opinions by Vitisphere
Marc Médeville on his election as chair of the Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur producers’ organisation.

Bordeaux’s new chair thinks entry-level wines are needed

In an interview with Vitisphere, Marc Médeville, chairman of the Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur producers’ organisation, claims: “We (...)
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Monday October 07 2019 - Industry issues by Vitisphere
“All French regions will be affected because they all export to the United States,” warned Antoine Leccia (left), on October 3 alongside Burgundy negociant Louis-Fabrice Latour.

The price of French wines could increase by 30% in the US market

“We are relying on the intelligence of both sides to find a solution to this disagreement”, admitted Nicolas Ozanam, executive (...)
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Thursday October 03 2019 - Business by Vitisphere
From left to right: Alain Savary, CEO of Axema, Jean-Pierre Van Ruyskensvelde, CEO of IFV, and Jean-Louis Cazaubon, vice-chairman of the Occitania regional council.

Sitevi 2019 backed by positive developments in the equipment market

Will this year’s Sitevi, the wine equipment exhibition due to be held from 26 to 28 November in Montpellier, be a landmark vintage? (...)
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Thursday September 26 2019 - Business by Vitisphere
Mickael Alborghetti, founder of EthicDrinks: “The wine industry is introducing environmental initiatives left, right and centre, but trading companies are not building on this progress by trading in an environmentally friendly way”.

EthicDrinks, France's first green trading company

After transitioning towards greater investment in the supply side during the 2000s, trading companies may well be on their way towards another (...)
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Tuesday September 24 2019 - Business by Vitisphere
Laurent Fresnet was named best sparkling wine maker in 2015 and 2016 by the International Wine Challenge.

Laurent Fresnet becomes cellar master at Mumm

Starting on 1 January 2020, Laurent Fresnet will become the next cellar master at GH Mumm & Cie Champagnes (Pernod Ricard group). He takes (...)
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Monday September 23 2019 - Business by Vitisphere
On the right, the new organic Côtes du Rhône “Pure evidence” label; on the left, the Pays d'Oc Grenache and Cabernet Sauvignon varietal wines

Vignobles & Compagnie bolsters its range of organic wines for the off-trade

The Rhone shipping firm Vignobles & Compagnie (formerly Compagnie rhodanienne) has announced that it is launching two new organic ranges (...)
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Friday September 20 2019 - Industry issues by Vitisphere
Jean-Martin Dutour, chairman of InterLoire: “We will be looking at changes in the indicators because the plan is not cast in stone”.

The Loire Valley pens a 10-year development blueprint

It has become a common Loire Valley refrain: The wines need to move upmarket. At the inception of the wine marketing board Interloire at the (...)
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Tuesday September 17 2019 - Business by Vitisphere
Eric Hénaux, managing director, Céline Martineau, vice-chair, and Stéphane Héraud, chairman of the Vignerons de Tutiac winery

Tutiac launches own brand

“Our priority today is marketing and sales”, Stéphane Héraud, the chairman of the Vignerons de Tutiac co-operative winery told (...)
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Monday September 16 2019 - Business by Vitisphere
Gérard Bertrand and Jean-Fred Coste, chairman of the Héraclès winery, France’s largest organic co-operative based in the Gard area.

Gérard Bertrand and the Héraclès co-operative winery sign a 10-year partnership

After partnering for ten years, Gérard Bertrand and the Héraclès winery made a pledge to work together for another ten years on September (...)
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