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Cash flow problems must be quickly removed, “there are already enough challenges with the scarcity of sales outlets, logistics and manpower problems”, stressed Bernard Farges.

Wednesday April 01 2020

French wine industry encouraged to make wide scale use of State-secured loans

As vines gradually emerge from their winter slumber, wine marketing finds itself in isolation, “leaving a huge gap”, said France’s
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Patrick Seguin, chairman of the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce and Industry and of Vinexpo: “We are firmly committed to keeping the show in Hong Kong. There don't seem to be any new cases of coronavirus in Asia. The situation is improving”.

Tuesday March 31 2020

Vinexpo remains confident about the current situation

“Vinexpo, like all companies, has been shut down. Out of the 34 employees, a good ten are working from home”, said Patrick Seguin, (...)
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“When I started planting disease-resistant grape varieties in 2009, many viewed it as the crazy act of a madman”, recalls Mickaël Raynal.

Friday March 20 2020

The first range of PGI wines from resistant varieties is released

The first French winegrower to market a PGI wine made from resistant grape varieties last year, Mickaël Raynal is innovating once again by (...)
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Guy Rochais has given the keys of Château de Plaisance to Vannessa Cherruau and not to Loire Propriétés

Friday March 13 2020

Guy Rochais hands the keys of Château de Plaisance to Vannessa Cherruau

Château de Plaisance with its 25-hectare vineyard in Rochefort-sur-Loire (Anjou) is making an incredible come-back according to its new co-owner, (...)
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A bead 8 millimetres in diameter is set within the ring.

Monday March 09 2020

5,000 euros for a combination of 18-carat gold and 50-year-old Cognac

With Cognac enthusiasts squarely in their sights, the Charente-based firm A. de Fussigny and Bordeaux jeweller Arvin Créations are marketing (...)
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Bernard Jacob, managing director of Orchidées Maisons de vin, has announced that he has finished restructuring the group.

Thursday March 05 2020

Orchidée wines turn 100% Loire

The Loire Valley is faring pretty well at the moment. Supermarket sales are holding up well, exports are on the rise and many companies have (...)
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The rosé is a 2019 Pinot noir and the white is an unspecified, non-vintage blend.

Monday March 02 2020

Grands Chais de France blows away the traditional Alsace wine bottle

Behind their low-key names – “Le blanc” and “Le rosé” - the two new Alsace labels by negociant firm Arthur Metz (...)
Friday February 21 2020 - Business by Vitisphere
Still presented as a prototype, the Moncigale branded rosé in a can (2019 IGP Méditerranée) should be the first wine to use the future canning facilities.

Moncigale invests in canned wines

The start-up StarBeverages, which specialises in packaging beverage alcohol in cans, and Moncigale wine merchant (the wine branch of the Marie (...)
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Wednesday February 19 2020 - Business by Vitisphere
Mathias Icard smiles as he presents two reds (a Cabernet-Sauvignon and a Merlot), two whites (Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc) and a rosé at Vinexpo Paris.

The first wine in the world with an official smiley is released

“It's simple, it's cheerful and it's eye-catching”, sums up Mathias Icard, sales manager for Icard Châteaux & (...)
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Friday February 14 2020 - Business by Vitisphere
The fraud revealed by trading standards involves offences committed between 2013 and 2017.

Raphaël Michel no longer under investigation for fraud

The Rhone Valley wine region is still reeling from the news: the indictment of trading company Raphaël Michel for fraud involving an estimated (...)
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Tuesday February 11 2020 - Business by Vitisphere
Laurent David, chairman of WineTech: “There has been a real wake-up call and I think that WineTech can play a major role in this”.

France’s WineTech goes from adolescence to adulthood

Last December, companies belonging to the French WineTech formed an association, taking a spontaneous, informal movement and turning it into (...)
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Wednesday February 05 2020 - Business by Vitisphere
The four Drouhin siblings, Véronique, Philippe, Frédéric and Laurent, took over management of the family firm in the 1990s, but remain under the supervision of their father Robert.

Maison Joseph Drouhin is 140 years old

Maison Drouhin is above all a family affair: since 1880 Joseph, the founder, his son Maurice, then Robert, his grandson and finally his four (...)
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Tuesday February 04 2020 - Business by Vitisphere
The 27th Millésime Bio

Millésime Bio announces a 10.5% increase in visitor numbers

The 27th Millésime Bio exhibition in Montpellier welcomed 6,850 visitors over three days, an increase of 10.5% overall and 8% for international (...)
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Wednesday January 29 2020 - Business by Vitisphere
“Champagne, although part of the luxury category, is above all a festive wine bought on impulse prompted by special offers” claims the Reims-based group.

Vranken-Pommery Champagnes pay the price of the Egalim law

For 2019, the Vranken-Pommery Monopole group has reported a 9% drop in sales to 274.6 million euros. “The drop in sales is caused entirely (...)
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Monday January 27 2020 - Business by Vitisphere
François Collache, Sopexa's Commercial Director for Drinks, presents the major trends in the world wine market for the next two years.

Future trends in the wine market summed up in 9 figures

On February 10 at Wine Paris, Sopexa will present its overview of wine market trends as perceived by members of the international trade. Ahead (...)
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Wednesday January 22 2020 - Business by Vitisphere
The Sudvinbio team with Jean-Louis Cazaubon, vice-chairman of the Occitania Regional Council charged with agriculture.

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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Tuesday January 14 2020 - Business by Vitisphere
Michael Degen and Professor Simone Loose at the press conference presenting Prowein 2020 in Paris on 8 January.

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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Monday January 13 2020 - Business by Vitisphere
Comexposium and the Bordeaux CCI presented their alliance at a press conference on 8 January in Paris.

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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Wednesday December 18 2019 - Business by Vitisphere
Xavier Lopez and Eric Lanxade believe “the wine industry needs more innovation”.

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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Monday December 09 2019 - Business by Vitisphere
Among the international visitors to Wine Paris, the countries targeted by Comexposium are the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium.

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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