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Matthieu Gufflet already owns Château de Callac and its 40-hectare vineyard in AOC Graves.

Friday October 22 2021

Château Guiraud’s new owner is focusing on sustainable hospitality in Sauternes

“Peugeot Invest and Château Guiraud announce that Matthieu Gufflet has become a majority shareholder in Financière Guiraud”, announced
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“The world is big. We have to adapt. Those who don't adapt disappear. It's as simple as that”, reflects Joseph Helfrich.

Tuesday October 19 2021

According to Joseph Helfrich (Les Grands Chais de France), “France will be short of wine, especially white”

Renowned for his ‘speak little do much’ attitude, the founder of France's leading vintner-negociant group offers a cursory (...)
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The ‘Tutofi’ stakes will be exhibited at the VITeff trade fair from 12 to 15 October in Epernay.

Friday October 15 2021

Vine stakes made from Champagne foils, wire caps and crown caps

“For the past fifteen years, Sparflex has shown its commitment to environmentally-friendly practices by giving a second lease of life (...)
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The price of the Frugal bottle varies from 600 to 1,000 euros per 1,000 bottles, depending on volume, print type and other decoration. The cost of the cap is extra.

Wednesday October 13 2021

Paper bottles all-set to take the wine world by storm

At the end of 2020, a survey of 1,741 wine drinkers across the UK found that almost two-thirds were willing to buy wine in paper ‘Frugal’ (...)
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“Some years, it’s difficult to recruit people. This year is really challenging, probably because it’s a late harvest”, says winegrower Anthony Castaing.

Friday October 08 2021

One French winegrower uses deadpan humour to recruit grape pickers

Using the kind of offbeat humour that sits well with social media, “this video has been an incredible recruitment tool”, says (...)
Industry issues
In Ventoux “organic and HVE (High Environmental Value) certifications already have a strong following”, comments Frédéric Chaudière.

Thursday October 07 2021

Ventoux winegrowers want to treble grass cover, and recycle 30,000 bottles

The Ventoux producers’ organisation has issued its mission statement and nine commitments that will take it down a more sustainable (...)
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The CIVB's objective is for 30% of sales volumes to be certified by 2030.

Thursday September 30 2021

Lagrange the first chateau to be audited for ‘Bordeaux Cultivons demain’

An auditor from Bureau Veritas accredited by the Bordeaux wine marketing council (CIVB) has just spent a whole day at Château Lagrange. “He (...)
Tuesday September 28 2021 - Wine people by Vitisphere
Raj Bhakta in front of Ames Hall on the Green Mountain College campus, which he bought last winter.

Raj Bhakta, the American rising star of Armagnac

Two years ago, Raj Bhakta bought Ryst-Dupeyron, a company specialising in mature Gascon brandies. The entrepreneur helped double shipments of (...)
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Wednesday September 15 2021 - Business by Vitisphere
The property has belonged to the Tesseron family since 1960.

Jacky Lorenzetti clocks up third Classified Growth with Lafon-Rochet

The news, announced on September 9 to clients of Château Lafon-Rochet – the 40.5-hectare, 1855-classified Saint-Estèphe Grand Cru – (...)
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Tuesday September 14 2021 - Industry issues by Vitisphere
For the time being, “there are many areas of uncertainty that remain vague and we are waiting for clarification”, commented one Cognac shipper.

Cognac under threat in Russia

By allowing Russian sparkling wines to take precedence over Champagne and claim sole use of the Cyrillic term for France’s prime sparkling (...)
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Friday September 10 2021 - Business by Vitisphere
“Liv-ex is totally neutral and objective. We have no stocks and do not sell wines. Our information is completely independent”, says Anthony Maxwell.

Liv-Ex, the marketplace that undervalues Bordeaux Grands Crus?

Could this be a case of Perfidious Albion? Some Bordeaux negociants are increasingly voicing only thinly-veiled irritation at the London International (...)
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Wednesday July 21 2021 - Industry issues by Vitisphere
“There are many pros and cons, but it is always difficult to make a decision from a distance. It will be interesting to see things in situ”, said Monika Christmann.

The United Nations of the wine world yet to vote on relocation to Dijon

Confirming recent rumours, on 12 July France proposed to move the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) to Dijon, in Côte d'Or. (...)
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Monday July 19 2021 - Industry issues by Vitisphere
“We are hopeful that the translation of OIV's work into Russian [...] will encourage the Russian Federation to adopt wine standards that fully comply with international standards”, said a French diplomat.

France makes first move to appease Champagne/shampanskoïe dispute

Some coincidences can be extremely ironic. At its AGM in Paris on July 12, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine discussed recognising (...)
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Monday July 12 2021 - Industry issues by Vitisphere
The Russian law not only destabilises the Champagne industry, it also provides geographical indication experts with an unprecedented case study.

Vladimir Putin’s ‘champanskoïé’ coup described as the “most significant usurpation of a wine appellation in history”

“Кто не рискует, тот не пьёт (...)
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Wednesday July 07 2021 - Business by Vitisphere
The entire vineyard is farmed organically and biodynamically and tillage is handled by Banzaï, the property's Poitevin draft horse.

Gérard Bertrand unveils a new ‘sanctuary’ for making his premium rosé

Credit where credit is due: Gérard Bertrand does nothing by half measures. To exemplify the near-mystical aspect of his Clos du Temple rosé (...)
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Monday July 05 2021 - Industry issues by Vitisphere
For de-alcoholisation and labelling, “at this stage, it is a political agreement. The detailed provisions for the application of this agreement will be decided later by the Commission”, warns Janusz Wojciechowski.

EU Commissioner explains the new CAP to the wine industry

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP 2023-2027) got the political green light at end of June. It has many implications for the wine industry, (...)
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Thursday July 01 2021 - Business by Vitisphere
The partnership is not only designed to raise awareness of Tutiac wines and give them shelf stand-out in France, it also allows the winery to develop its export positioning.

Tutiac, the official, albeit low-profile wine of the Tour de France

“Tutiac has become the official wine of the Tour de France”, states a press release issued by the Bordeaux co-operative. After (...)
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Wednesday June 30 2021 - Business by Vitisphere
Providing proof that there is still room for innovation in the Cognac appellation area, Jérôme Durand claims, “Our role is to innovate, that's why we’re here”.

First Cognac matured in steam-toasted barrels hits the market

Aqua Ignis, the new Larsen Cognac label, is literally getting some steam up. According to the company’s managing director Jérôme Durand, (...)
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Thursday June 24 2021 - Industry issues by Vitisphere
OIV is expected to announce the selected city on 12 July, the day after its next general assembly.

Dijon officialises a “quality application” to host the UN of Wine

“I believe our application is the best”, the major of Dijon François Rebsamen told the press, as he officially presented the candidacy (...)
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Friday June 18 2021 - Wine people by Vitisphere
“Every time a consumer dies, it's a red wine consumer. And every time a consumer is born, it's a rosé wine consumer!” quips Olivier Nasles.

Enhancing synergies between the three Provence appellations

After twelve years as chair of the Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence producers’ organisation, Didier Pauriol, vice-chair of the Vignerons (...)
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