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The Sudvinbio team with Jean-Louis Cazaubon, vice-chairman of the Occitania Regional Council charged with agriculture.

Wednesday January 22 2020

Millésime Bio transitions towards the digital era

Sudvinbio is not resting on its laurels. Buoyed by the success of organic wines in France and other countries worldwide, the Occitania organic
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Michael Degen and Professor Simone Loose at the press conference presenting Prowein 2020 in Paris on 8 January.

Tuesday January 14 2020

Prowein announces France will get more floor space in 2021

Is Prowein too cramped? The remark is one that exhibitors, especially the French, have often been heard making, and as executive director (...)
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Comexposium and the Bordeaux CCI presented their alliance at a press conference on 8 January in Paris.

Monday January 13 2020

Wine Paris and Vinexpo announce they are joining forces

The year is off to a good start for French wines with the announcement of Wine Paris and Vinexpo's intention to create a joint venture (...)
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Xavier Lopez and Eric Lanxade believe “the wine industry needs more innovation”.

Wednesday December 18 2019

CVG plays to its strengths and launches a 10.5% ABV Sauvignon

“We want to gravitate towards a world where the talk is about value and not price”, said CVG process manager Xavier Lopez, right (...)
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Among the international visitors to Wine Paris, the countries targeted by Comexposium are the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium.

Monday December 09 2019

Full house for Vinexpo and Wine Paris in 2020

Combined for the first time ever, Vinexpo Paris and Wine Paris will house 2,800 stands from 10 to 12 February 2020 at the Paris-Versailles (...)
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The average price per cask was affected by lower volumes, reaching a record 21,823 euros, up 29.5% on 2018. A Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru was sold for 149,800 euros to an American customer by phone, again at a record price.

Friday November 29 2019

Albert Bichot takes home one fifth of casks auctioned at the Hospices de Beaune

“Buying at the Hospices de Beaune is as much a tradition as a commitment”, explains Albéric Bichot, chairman of Maison Albert (...)
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Among his main areas of focus, Rodolphe Lameyse is working on a code of conduct for chateaux holding fairs or events during the Bordeaux exhibition.

Thursday November 28 2019

Vinexpo winds up the exhibition concept in Bordeaux

Imagining itself less as a traditional gathering and more as a world fair, Vinexpo Bordeaux “can no longer be an XXL show with 70,000 (...)
Wednesday November 20 2019 - Business by Vitisphere
“With my four properties [selected], I used to be one of the most influential members of the Crus Bourgeois” said Jean Guyon, speaking in the past tense.

Château Rollan de By exits the Médoc Crus Bourgeois

It’s Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel or nothing. After applying to be part of the five-year Médoc Crus Bourgeois classification (due to be (...)
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Thursday November 07 2019 - Business by Vitisphere
On 6 and 7 April, trade players and influencers are invited to Provence for a trade exhibition focusing on an experience-based event.

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 (...)
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Monday November 04 2019 - Business by Vitisphere
The ruling “should curb untimely purification crusades after centuries of coexistence”, concluded Caroline Lampre, who claimed, “We should not have been taken to court”.

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 (...)
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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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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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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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