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20 May 2023
Wine Economy & Market
In 2022 the United States of America imported more than 34 million bottles of Champagne, which represents a turnover of more than 793 million and an increase of +58% compared to 2022.France is the world's largest consumer of champagne with more than 185 million bottles.United Kingdom: 28 million bottles – 550 million eurosJapan: 16 million bottles – 432 million eurosGermany: 12 million bottles – 245 million eurosAustralia: 10.5 million bottles...
Read more...30 April 2023
Mergers and Acquisitions
Billionaire Michel Reybier, owner of Château Cos d'Estournel, second classified growth of the Médoc, in the Bordeaux vineyards, has just bought Château Cos Labory, Grand Cru Classé in 1855 in Saint-Estèphe in the Médoc vineyards. The château is made up of 35 hectares of vineyard and produces approximately 78,000 bottles. Michel Reybier is the owner of the Domaines Reybier hotel group, he was born in Lyon (France) and is one...
Read more...20 March 2023
Competitions & Events
The Professional Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris exhibition received more than 35,000 professional visitors at the Paris Exhibition Center in 3 days. This increase is mainly due to foreign visitors. For the 2023 exhibition Vinexpo Paris and Wine Paris increased the exhibition area by 20% and the number of exhibitors by 18%. There were a total of 3,387 exhibitors.https://wineparis-vinexpo.com/
Read more...18 March 2023
Competitions & Events
It was the Latvian, (former Baltic Soviet republic which does not produce wines) Raimonds Tomsons who won the title against Nina Jensen (vice-champion) and Reeze Choi (China third in the competition). Candidate Pascaline Lepeltier came fourth. To win the World’s Best Sommelier competition in Paris, it was a dream. The pressure was enormous during the final, we had to taste the wines blind, identify non-alcoholic drinks from around the world...
Read more...26 February 2023
Mergers and Acquisitions
The Domaines Artémis company, a wine company owned by French billionaire François Pinault, has just bought the Champagne Jacquesson house. François Pinault already holds the Premier Grand Cru Classé du Médoc Château Latour, Pauillac and Champagne Henriot. François Pinault also owns the Stade Rennais football club. The Jacquesson Champagne House, founded in 1798 in Dizy in Champagne, belonged to the Chiquet family who acquired it in 1974. Jacquesson produces 250,000...
Read more...24 February 2023
Wine Economy & Market
Dubai has just removed the 30% tax on alcohol sales in order to stimulate international tourism, and is also removing the fee on personal alcohol licenses, because for an individual who wishes to drink alcohol at home it was required to have a personal liquor license.
Read more...13 February 2023
Miscellaneous
It was in the Itata Valley in Chile that the vines were destroyed. More than 600 wine producers are affected by the forest fires. Some wine producers have lost everything. It is announced that there would be more vineyards destroyed than the fire of 2017. The vines of the Pais grape variety, located in the Bio Bio Valley, are almost entirely destroyed. Unfortunately the affected vineyards are located very close...
Read more...02 February 2023
Miscellaneous
Donald Hess died in Switzerland at his home in Bern. A pioneer by nature, Donald Hess was determined to bring winemaking to the high altitude Napa Valley. He established the Hess Collection winery on the slopes of Mount Veeder.https://www.hessperssonestates.com/
Read more...26 January 2023
Competitions & Events
The ASI (Association of the Best Sommelier in the World) organizes the global competition in Paris at the Pullman-Montparnasse Hotel (51 Avenue du Maine, 75014 Paris Tel: +33 (0) 143 221 013 - https://www.hotel-montparnasse.fr - 65 delegations will be present The final will take place at Paris La Défense Arena - 99 Jardins de l'Arche 92000 Nanterre, France, Tel: +33 (0) 181 929 292 - https://www.parisladefense-arena.com. It is the UDSF...
Read more...25 January 2023
Incidents & Legal Affairs
The Bordeaux court has just dismissed Château Petrus against the Coureau brothers, owners of the CGM company which marketed Petrus Lambertini. The Court rejects the appeal of Château Petrus and confirms the absence of misleading commercial practice. The dispute dates back more than eight years. It all started when Stéphane Coureau, director of the CGM company with his brother, wine merchant and producer in Saint-Savin in the Bordeaux vineyards, decided...
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