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The communal hall is a “strong signal sent out to all industry players”, said a press release.

Tuesday October 15 2019

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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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.

Friday October 11 2019

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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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.

Wednesday October 09 2019

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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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.

Thursday October 03 2019

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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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”.

Thursday September 26 2019

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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Laurent Fresnet was named best sparkling wine maker in 2015 and 2016 by the International Wine Challenge.

Tuesday September 24 2019

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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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

Monday September 23 2019

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 (...)
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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Friday September 13 2019 - Business by Vitisphere
The group has announced its intention of closing its Narbonne facilities next year.

Vinadeis plans to close its Narbonne plant in 2020

“The Vinadeis group has today sent members of the Social and Economic Committee of Vignerons de la Méditerranée documents informing (...)
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Thursday September 12 2019 - Business by Vitisphere
Chairman Dominique Farail and Olivier Ambry, director of Vignobles de Vendéole.

Vignobles de Vendéole gets off the ground

Stemming from the merger between the Malepère and Razens co-operatives, Languedoc-Roussillon’s largest co-operative winery unveiled (...)
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Monday July 29 2019 - Business by Vitisphere
According to Gérard Bertrand, Clos du Temple carries a message: “Earth, time, transcendence”.

Gérard Bertrand likens his new Languedoc rosé to a temple

Provence will have to defend its turf of high-end, gourmet food-style rosés against some new kids on the block. One of them is Gérard Bertrand, (...)
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Monday July 22 2019 - Business by Vitisphere
In terms of visitors, Wine Paris aims to attract some 30,000 visitors, 35% from outside France.

Wine Paris updates information on its occupancy rate

1,800 exhibitors (including 300 newcomers) have signed up for Wine Paris 2020, due to take place from 10 to 12 February 2020. “With (...)
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Thursday July 18 2019 - Business by Vitisphere
Alex Gambal’s estates have been managed since 2014 by Alexandre Brault, who was previously the technical advisor.

Boisset looks to buy Alex Gambal's estate and business

Burgundy’s most Americanised group is looking to acquire one of the region’s most American trading businesses, whose founder is (...)
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Wednesday July 17 2019 - Business by Vitisphere
The Féverolles et Coëmy-based company in Marne has 50 hectares of land which can already accommodate 1,500 to 2,500 trees per hectare, depending on the species - poplar or oak - chosen by consumers.

A tree planted for every bottle of François Dubois Champagne sold

François Dubois Champagne continues its pledge to protecting the environment by launching a new ‘Esprit Nature’ label. Its objective (...)
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Monday July 15 2019 - Business by Vitisphere
The joint venture between Changyu and Advini, with respective stakes of 55% and 45%, went unnoticed in France but was revealed last spring by the Chinese group, which claims to have invested €5.77 million in the venture.

Changyu invests in Bordeaux and partners with Advini

Founded in 1892 and controlling 16,000 hectares of vineyards, Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine Co. Ltd is ramping up its investments in the French (...)
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Monday July 08 2019 - Business by Vitisphere
“If I did the same thing with a bottle selling for €50 to €100, people would think I was nice and great. But my production costs are much higher”, is Loïc Pasquet’s tireless response to his many critics.

Is Liber Pater, the world’s most expensive wine, worth 30,000 euros?

Released at 30,000 euros a bottle, the 2015 vintage of Liber Pater is seven times more expensive than previous prices commanded by the Bordeaux (...)
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Thursday July 04 2019 - Business by Vitisphere
Saget La Perrière owns 320 hectares of vineyards.

Saget La Perrière completely revamps its head office in Pouilly-sur-Loire

A major investment is in the pipeline at Saget-La Perrière. The family business has made a pledge to invest around €10 million over the (...)
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Wednesday July 03 2019 - Business by Vitisphere
In the video, several maps are shown and reveal vineyard aspects, the nature of the soil and subsoil, environmental certification, grape varieties, the names of localities, etc

Mailly Grand Cru shows off its green credentials in 3D

The Mailly Grand Cru co-operative winery has just released several videos that show its vineyards from every angle, in a fun and fast way. (...)
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Tuesday July 02 2019 - Business by Vitisphere
To create the authentication tool, Idealwine partnered with Synvance which built the blockchain using the Ethereum platform.

Idealwine launches WineDex, a secure app for authenticating wines

After pioneering wine e-commerce and online auctions, Idealwine is breaking new ground in bottle authentication by creating an app using RFID (...)
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