Chilean wine giant Viña Concha y Toro has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Provençal producer Maison Mirabeau. The European arm of the company, VCT Europe unveiled the move which is subject to regulatory approval.
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Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) has unveiled a new leadership duo for the famed region’s trade body. The new permanent committee is led by two co-presidents – Laurent Delaunay (pictured, left) and Michel Barraud (pictured, right).
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As it approaches its 10th anniversary, the Cité du Vin has released figures looking back over 2025, a year in which it welcomed 390,000 visitors of 170 different nationalities.
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Wine importer Alliance Wine are set to host a combined en primeur tasting of Burgundy and Rhône fine wines this January.
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UK B Corp wine distributor North South Wines has for the first time expanded into Burgundy, bringing Jean Bouchard (part of the Albert Bichot family) into its portfolio.
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French family-owned wine producer JP Chenet has announced a redesign of its bottle for 2026, introducing a more modern visual identity for the brand with a focus on sustainability and practicality.
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At Mayfair’s glitzy new Lilibet’s restaurant export director at Champagne Cattier, François Colas (pictured, centre) guided attendees through the producer’s range as well as its ambitions for the UK market, following its recent on-trade partnership with Enotria.
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Vins du Centre-Loire, which oversees the promotion of Centre-Loire wines, has released its harvest report for 2025.
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InterLoire, an interprofessional association for the Loire Valley, has released its 2025 harvest report.
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Sotheby’s and the Cité du Vin have raised over €220,000 in support of the Foundation for wine culture and civilisations, in an online auction from 7 to 27 October.
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Inter Rhône, the professional association for the Rhône Valley, has released an update on the 2025 vintage.
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At Lucky Cat restaurant at 22 Bishopsgate, Perrier-Jouët chef de cave, Séverine Frerson (pictured), guided Harpers through a tasting which demonstrated how Champagne viticulture could adapt to our ever-changing climate.
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At Soho’s Vinyl Factory, 17 of the Côtes du Rhône’s Cru level appellations were on hand to showcase their latest wines. Well-known regions – the likes of Gigondas, Vacqueyras and Condrieu – were in attendance, as were the three newest Cru status AOCs – Laudun, Cairanne and Rasteau.
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Global wine exchange Liv-ex has released its market report for November, which shows that momentum in the secondary market is continuing to build – encouragingly, the Bordeaux 500 saw its first increase since March 2023.
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The Comité Champagne has announced that Chardonnay Rose has become an authorised grape variety in the famed region. The grape – a natural mutation of Chardonnay Blanc – is the eighth grape variety to be recognised in the Champagne appellation specifications (cahier de charges).
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French Bloom has been announced as the official non-alcohol sparkling wine of Formula 1. The move comes as a part of the wider partnership between the famed racing series and LVMH.
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The 2025 harvest in the Rhône has commenced, starting 10 days earlier than last year’s grape gathering.
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Six new members have joined list of partners of the Foundation for Wine Culture & Civilisations, which manages the Cité du Vin in Bordeaux, to further broaden the activities of the wine museum.
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The Comité Champagne has announced that the available harvest yield for 2025 will be set at 9,000 kg/ha. This decision marks the third year in a row that yields have been reduced compared to the previous, as well as being the lowest yield level since 2020 (8,000kg/ha).
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I doubt many of us have actually been called on to adjust the course of a mighty oil tanker at sea, nevertheless, we understand the notion of the time and effort required to do such a thing. This is, metaphorically, what the Rhône is attempting to do now. According to agricultural body FranceAgrimer, red wine consumption in France has halved over the past 30 years.
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