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By 2030, Hennessy also intends to be carbon neutral, reducing its emissions by 50%.

Thursday June 17 2021

Hennessy Cognac intends to double its profits in 10 years

At a press briefing on 9 June, Hennessy CEO Laurent Boillot said he was very satisfied with 2020. The year ended with an exceptional harvest,
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The Buzet and Rigal brands will remain independent – both in terms of locations and staff – and will be supported in overseas markets by AdVini's export offices.

Monday June 07 2021

Buzet co-op buys Rigal and leverages AdVini’s export reach

Co-operatives frequently merge but it is much more uncommon for a winery to base its development on buying a shipping company, particularly (...)
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In 2021, Pif à Papa should market a dozen labels, including three from Ile-de-France. Partnership arrangements have been signed with three winegrowers in the Ile de France region.

Wednesday May 26 2021

€40,000 raised for a 100% Parisian wine

After a crowdfunding operation was launched a month ago, by 18 May, 300 contributors had provided €40,000 in funding for the project (...)
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To mark its success in the Brazilian market, Rosé Piscine is releasing its first limited edition label with a sleeve featuring the colourful waves of Copa Cabana beach.

Tuesday May 25 2021

How the Rosé Piscine brand of rosé on ice became a runaway success, and spearheads the French wine range in Brazil

“Rosé Piscine has become a staple of the wine department with the equivalent of 1.9 million bottles in sales”, says Jacques Tranier, (...)
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The co-operative intends to contact a malting plant for the barley and has approached an Alsace hop producer to complement its supplies.

Friday May 21 2021

French co-operative winery diversifies into beer

Under the name “Brasserie Vigneronne du Gard”, the brewing business of the Rocca Maura co-operative winery in Roquemaure “aims (...)
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“If we come out in a good price range, the market has faith and the system works”, stresses Pierre Lurton.

Monday May 17 2021

Cheval Blanc launches 2020 En Primeur at “proper market prices”

After an initial flurry, the 2020 Bordeaux En Primeur campaign was officially launched on 11 May with the surprise release of Château Cheval (...)
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“With Colors, we didn't just want to add two new rosés to the category. From the outset, we gave thought to the consumer and the customer experience”, says Bouey's marketing manager Frédéric Louis-Maugeais.

Friday May 14 2021

Pantone uses its colour chart to promote Bordeaux rosés

Well-known for its numerical colour system, the American company Pantone, based in Carlstadt, New Jersey, has just signed a co-operation agreement (...)
Monday May 03 2021 - Business by Vitisphere
There are already numerous connections between the wine industry and Bordeaux football. Jean-Louis Triaud, the manager of Châteaux Gloria and Saint-Pierre (Domaines Henri Martin in Saint-Julien-Beychevelle), who chaired the Girondins de Bordeaux (from 1996 to 2017), is a good example.

French billionaire François Pinault calls on Grands Crus to help ailing Bordeaux football club

Bordeaux may still be reeling from the effects of the recent spring frosts and ongoing challenges in the marketplace, but the city’s (...)
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Thursday April 29 2021 - Business by Vitisphere
“This transaction unites the Bollinger family with the Ponzi family, who in the 1970s pioneered the planting of Pinot Noir in Oregon”, said the press release.

Bollinger’s first “real” investment outside France

Société Jacques Bollinger (SJB), the Bollinger family holding company, has announced the acquisition of the Ponzi Vineyards Winery in the (...)
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Wednesday April 21 2021 - Business by Vitisphere

Vin-malin.fr is benefiting from the surge in e-commerce sales

Right off the bat, consumers and buyers are given unequivocal details about what to expect from the Vin-malin.fr online sales platform created (...)
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Tuesday April 20 2021 - Business by Vitisphere

Krug builds a showcase in Ambonnay

Krug (MHCS group) has just unveiled plans to build a new production site in Clos d'Ambonnay, next to a 0.68-hectare vineyard. Named ‘Joseph (...)
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Tuesday April 13 2021 - Business by Vitisphere
The property has been in the family since 1847 and Joséphine Duffau-Lagarrosse will be the eighth generation of the family to run it.

Saint-Émilion classified growth sells for €75 million

The Aquitaine board of directors of French land registry authorities (SAFER) officialised the sale of the disputed Château Beauséjour Héritiers (...)
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Thursday April 08 2021 - Business by Vitisphere
The Cox-in-Tube has a price tag of €38 for the Chardonnay and €40 for the red Côtes-du-Rhône Signargues.

One winegrower has chosen to put his bag-in-box in an artistic cylinder

Château des Coccinelles, an 80-hectare estate in the southern Rhone Valley owned by the Fabre family, has released a more elegant version (...)
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Friday April 02 2021 - Business by Vitisphere
Since 2014, Moët Hennessy-Ruinart's own vineyards have rolled out 120 areas dedicated to biodiversity, and grass cover is used over more than 95% of vineyard acreage.

Ruinart Champagne set to plant 14,000 trees in its vineyards in a year

Many Champagne companies publicise their vineyard management techniques, but far fewer translate them into acts bordering on militancy. Ruinart, (...)
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Wednesday March 31 2021 - Business by Vitisphere
Although the digital exhibition is more time-consuming to execute and requires shipping samples, it can nevertheless reach out to new visitors who would not have made the trip.

Millésime Bio to retain digital format in 2022

The first digital Millésime Bio trade fair, which this year opened in two stages, first from Monday 25 to Wednesday 27 January, then on Thursday (...)
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Tuesday March 30 2021 - Business by Vitisphere
Due to loss of business, independent wineries are asking for increased government support.

Covid puts paid to independent winegrower fairs in France this spring

France’s independent winegrowers’ federation has reluctantly announced that it is cancelling the seven fairs that were due to (...)
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Monday March 22 2021 - Business by Vitisphere
The blend is 87% Merlot, 7% Cabernet-Sauvignon and 6% Cabernet Franc, matured in stainless steel tanks to preserve the fruit.

Mouton Cadet ventures into organic wines

At the ripe old age of 90, Mouton Cadet is reinventing itself by releasing an organic version. “This important day is the culmination (...)
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Wednesday March 17 2021 - Business by Vitisphere
Applications can be submitted until 30 June 2021. Tastings will begin at the end of the year.

Legal challenges to Saint-Emilion classification double the price of applications

The prices of Bordeaux’s Grands Crus Classés aren’t the only ones soaring – the cost of applying for the classifications (...)
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Monday March 15 2021 - Business by Vitisphere
“We can only plan four months ahead. We have to take the news as it comes”, says Gérard Bertrand, who has learned in the US market that you have to see far but aim short.

Gérard Bertrand welcomes lifting of US additional duties in time for white and rosé marketing campaign

Languedoc wine producer Gérard Bertrand, who claims to be the leading French wine brand in the United States, shares his thoughts on the effects (...)
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Tuesday March 09 2021 - Business by Vitisphere
Arthur Mayard comments on “greater intensity in the musical wine, with higher alcohol and more residual sugars, more depth and greater texture”.

The effects of music on wine can be tasted at Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Can making wine to music lead to greater winemaking efficacy? A number of Languedoc winegrowers have tried it (Domaines de l'Octroi, Haut-Lirou, (...)
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