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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
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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 (...)
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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 (...)
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“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 (...)
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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 (...)
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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.

Tuesday November 10 2020

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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“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.

Monday November 09 2020

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 (...)
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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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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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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Monday October 19 2020 - Business by Vitisphere
The sales offer should be finalised by the end of 2020 or early 2021.

Marie Brizard to sell Moncigale wine brands, Boisset invests in rosés

“Marie Brizard Wine and Spirits (MBWS) and Les Grands Vins JC Boisset have signed a unilateral promise to purchase 100% of the shares (...)
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Tuesday October 13 2020 - Business by Vitisphere
Although exhibitors get a refund in the event of a cancellation, this is not the main issue: “There is a huge problem of loss of earnings”, points out Pierre-Antoine Giovannoni.

Leading end-of-year French wine grower fairs cancelled

The Portes de Versailles wine trade fair, the leading European, and even world, direct sales event for wine, will not be held from 3 to 7 (...)
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Thursday October 01 2020 - Business by Vitisphere
“Contacts and exchanges between people cement business and I remain convinced that face-to-face relationships will always be a business facilitator for our communities”, said Renaud Hamaide, chairman of Comexposium, in a statement.

Wine Paris, Vinexpo and Sitevi trade fairs not part of Comexposium safeguard plan

On 22 September, the Comexposium group and its exhibition subsidiaries “decided to place themselves under the protection of the Nanterre (...)
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Thursday July 23 2020 - Business by Vitisphere
Wine tourism will also play an important role in the new partnership, through the Ca' del Moro holiday complex.

AdVini establishes strategic partnership with Veneto winery

Boasting 2,200 hectares of bearing vineyards divided between 30 estates, châteaux and wineries, most of them based in France, AdVini is branching (...)
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Monday July 13 2020 - Business by Vitisphere
In terms of aroma and flavour, “there are the candied flavours of Sauternes. There are the freshness and citrus fruits of a young vintage, and the palate is fairly rich but driven by freshness”, is how Sandrine Garbay describes the new wines.

Château d’Yquem releases a more approachable Sauternes for €60

“Everyone agrees that Sauternes is delicious, but not enough people drink it. We need to make it more approachable”, claims Sandrine (...)
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Wednesday July 08 2020 - Business by Vitisphere
“We combine 9 co-operative groups (covering 25,000 hectares under vine in South-West France, the Rhone Valley and Beaujolais). We are gaining traction”, pointed out Thierry Blandinières.

By taking control of Vinadeis, InVivo breaks through €500-million-barrrier in revenue

The wine subsidiary of France's leading co-operative group is entering into exclusive negotiations with the Occitan co-operative group (...)
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