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Christophe Avi, a winegrower in France’s Brulhois area, is releasing a wine at the end of January that promises to have side effects.

Friday January 15 2021

France’s first Vaccs'vin is on its way!

After the Covid test label by Bordeaux winegrower Jean-Christophe Mauro (Chapelle Bérard), another French winegrower – Christophe Avi
Industry issues
There is now no way still wines can avoid the duties – by shipping in bulk or raising ABV to over 14% – and some sparkling wines and spirits are also targeted.

Monday January 11 2021

French wine industry continues to be hijacked by aviation issues

The French wine and spirits industry is becoming increasingly vociferous in its condemnation of additional duties imposed by the US and seems (...)
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“The proposal by the wine board is based on vine pull and staggered restructuring. The technical details have not yet been decided”, explains Jérôme Despey.

Wednesday December 16 2020

The French wine industry considers ‘deferred vineyard restructuring’, aka temporary vine pulls

On 9 December, the latest FranceAgriMer wine board meeting that you presided over discussed a temporary grubbing-up, or rather deferred restructuring, (...)
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With its new format, “the show’s exhibitor numbers would increase from 600 to 1,200, if Dive joins us”, points out Eric Grelier.

Monday December 14 2020

Loire Wine Show changes dates and combines with fringe events in 2021

Rather than run the risk of cancellation due to the Covid-19 crisis, the Loire wine show’s organisers have decided to circumvent the (...)
Business
Jack Ma, Bordeaux vineyard philanthropist or a businessman ahead of the curve?

Wednesday December 09 2020

We visited Jack Ma’s vineyard, and… you’ve never seen anything like it!

“Over 200 hectares, everything is ploughed, cared for and clean”, claims Tom Vercammen, managing director of Château Sours. He (...)
opinions
“Above and beyond the economic ups and downs, research shows that the Chinese market is set to grow. There are still good prospects in China”, claims Allan Sichel, confident about the market's potential.

Monday December 07 2020

“The French wine industry should not rejoice over Chinese import taxes on Australian wines”

In a trade war, is one country’s loss another one’s gain? After suffering for the past year from the infamous ‘Trump taxes’, (...)
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, (...)
Monday November 23 2020 - Wine people by Vitisphere
At 61, James Suckling is reported to have tasted and rated 225,000 wines since the start of his career.

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 (...)
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Wednesday November 18 2020 - Business by Vitisphere
“I have set myself a target of marketing 5,000 bottles to begin with”, says Gaëtane Thiney.

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 (...)
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Tuesday November 17 2020 - Industry issues by Vitisphere
“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.

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 (...)
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Monday November 16 2020 - Industry issues by Vitisphere
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%.

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 (...)
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Friday November 13 2020 - Wine people by Vitisphere
“The ongoing health situation gives this anniversary sale an unprecedented symbolic significance”, explained the Hospices de Beaune.

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 (...)
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Thursday November 12 2020 - Business by Vitisphere
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.

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 (...)
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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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