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After establishing a Persian-inspired winery in France, Masrour Makaremi's goal is to plant a vineyard in Iran.

Wednesday June 02 2021

Growing vines in France to revive Iran’s wine culture

Archaeological excavations and historical research provide evidence of the existence of vines and wine more than 7,000 years ago in ancient
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Nicolas Vanier discovered Champagne in 2017, during a conference on mankind and nature, organised by the Unesco Mission

Friday April 30 2021

Nicolas Vanier poised to start shooting “Champagne!”

Film director Nicolas Vanier, who has directed films such as ‘The Last Trapper’, ‘Belle & Sebastian’ and ‘Spread (...)
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The other application not selected this year was that of “the expertise of Parisian zinc roofers and decorators”.

Wednesday April 14 2021

The Biou d'Arbois winegrowers' festival revises its application for world heritage status

For the third time, the application by the Biou d'Arbois winegrowers’ festival ranked among the French finalists to be included (...)
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The 100% digital campaign will be rolled out on social media platforms Instagram, Youtube, Facebook and Twitter until the end of February.

Wednesday January 20 2021

Promoting French gourmet food pairings, wines and sensible drinking, in a positive way

Modern and moderate. Under the strapline, “Good wine goes with everything, especially when it is enjoyed in moderation”, a colourful, (...)
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“There is not just one ‘Nouveau’ any more but a whole host of Nouveaux”, claims Inter Beaujolais.

Friday October 02 2020

Beaujolais Nouveau 2020 - intimacy rather than large-scale festivities

Due to the negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic, “festivities surrounding Beaujolais Nouveau will be unusual, but even the smallest (...)
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The label of the 2017 Mouton Rothschild.

Wednesday November 27 2019

Biblical theme for 2017 Mouton Rothschild label

A biblical message has been chosen to adorn the label of the 1855-classified First Growth Château Mouton Rothschild (84 hectares in Pauillac). (...)
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The Paris Food Forum will be held in 2020.

Wednesday April 03 2019

France launches international gourmet food forum

Chef Alain Ducasse and diplomat Philippe Faure were commissioned by Emmanuel Macron “to design and promote” in France and abroad (...)
Monday December 17 2018 - Culture and Wine by Vitisphere
The tutored tasting was held in the K amphitheatre of the ULB Solbosch campus in Ixelles, Brussels, and a fee (€10/student) was charged.

The world's largest tutored wine tasting attracts 309 students

Breaking a record is worth cracking open a bottle of Champagne. 309 students from the Inter Wine & Dine School of Oenology (IWD) and the (...)
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Wednesday September 05 2018 - Culture and Wine by Vitisphere
The Cité du Vin, with its unique circular architectural design, provides a permanent immersive, sensorial and interactive wine-themed journey, with workshops on wine culture, a cellar stocked with wines from all over the world, numerous shows, concerts and debates.

Breton visitor becomes the millionth to visit the Cité du Vin

"A total of no fewer than 176 nationalities came to discover the cultures and civilisations of wine: 70% French and 30% foreigners, with (...)
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Monday July 16 2018 - Culture and Wine by Vitisphere
Announced on July 1, the awards will be presented on October 17 at the Senate in Paris.

Œnovidéo awards documentary on Spanish natural wine

Combining cinema and wine, the twenty-fifth Œnovideo festival has just awarded its top prize to the Spanish film Fermentación Espontánea, (...)
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Tuesday May 22 2018 - Culture and Wine by Vitisphere
The sealed bottles have no label. Buyers will be given one at the end of the auction.

Three wines harvested under Louis XV and sold under Emmanuel Macron

With their original patina of dust, the 115 lots put up for auction on Saturday 26 May by Jura Enchère encapsulate the history of Franche-Comté. (...)
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Wednesday April 11 2018 - Culture and Wine by Vitisphere
The new Rosé day logo.

First International Rosé Day launched

Valérie Rousselle, owner of Châteaux Roubine and Sainte-Béatrice (Lorgues, Var), has launched ‘International Rosé Day’ with the (...)
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Thursday March 29 2018 - Culture and Wine by Vitisphere
Jean-Luc Barbier, former Director of the CIVC and Chairman of the Scientific Council of the UNESCO Mission, Amandine Crépin, Director of the Mission, Sébastien Eugène, Mayor of Château-Thierry and Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger, CEO of Taittinger Champagnes and Chairman of the UNESCO Mission.

Unesco mission ramps up activities

On 22 March, Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger, chairman of the Mission Unesco des Coteaux, Maisons et Caves de Champagne association, presented (...)
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Thursday November 30 2017 - Culture and Wine by Vitisphere

Cité du Vin centres due to open in Burgundy in 2020 and 2021

 “The countdown has started”, announced the Burgundy wine marketing board BIVB in a press statement, referring to the future (...)
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Monday November 27 2017 - Culture and Wine by Vitisphere

Two new signatures for Mouton Rothschild 2015

“The result of a process that is both random and carefully prepared”, is how Baron Philippe de Rothschild describes Gerhard Richter’s (...)
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Friday August 11 2017 - Culture and Wine by Vitisphere

Returning to the birthplace of wine growing at the Cité du Vin

As guest of honour, the “world’s oldest wine region” is showing Bordeaux visitors evidence of the first known traces of wine growing, dating (...)
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Thursday August 10 2017 - Culture and Wine by Vitisphere

First Unesco listed growth for the producers’ organisation

The vineyard, set on a bastion of Vauban’s famous monument, has become a promotional tool and tourist attraction in its own right. (...)
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Tuesday August 01 2017 - Culture and Wine by Vitisphere

“Music and wine are made for each other”

Jazz pianist Yaron Herman will be giving his rendition of Château Angélus at a sold-out performance during the Saint-Emilion Jazz Festival. For (...)
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Monday April 17 2017 - Culture and Wine by Vitisphere

Rhone Valley: How the new visitors’ centre got sucked into a construction quagmire

It all began in 2014, during Christian Paly’s tenure as chairman of the Rhone Valley marketing board. Architect Jean-Marie Renaud, who (...)
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Monday January 23 2017 - Culture and Wine by Vitisphere

Bordeaux-China: Saint-Emilion wines officially open their exhibition at the Pu’Er tea museum

Close connections between wine and tea civilisations have brought together the towns of Libourne, capital of the Saint-Emilion wine region, (...)
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