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Vinexpo and Comexposium join forces

Published: 08 January, 2020

Leading global wine event organisations Vinexpo and Comexposium are to join forces in a new body.

The "Pope of Beaujolais" dies

Published: 06 January, 2020

Legendary Beaujolais wine merchant Georges Duboeuf has died.

Mirabeau enters spirits sector with rosé gin

Published: 02 January, 2020

Mirabeau has launched a rosé gin marking the rosé specialists first foray into spirits.

Wine Paris unveils new initiative

Published: 20 December, 2019

Wine Paris has unveiled a new initiative designed to inform stakeholders of the “evolution of the global wine marketplace”.

Inter Beaujolais appoints new MD

Published: 18 December, 2019

Inter Beaujolais has appointed Cécile Bossan-Redon as its new MD, taking over from Jean Bourjade.

Chablis declares 2019 a "quality” vintage

Published: 18 December, 2019

The Chablis Commission of the BIVB has declared 2019 a “quality" vintage.

A taste of the Occitanie

Published: 18 December, 2019

Harpers hosted a round table in association with La Région Occitanie to assess the scope for encouraging UK consumers to trade up in this diverse corner of France

CIVP announces multi-million action plan

Published: 13 December, 2019

Provence wine marketing council CIVP has approved a multi-million action plan involving over 15 markets.

Mirabeau poaches Tesco buyer

Published: 11 December, 2019

Mirabeau has appointed Tesco buyer Rob Dixon as head of retail UK and Ireland.

Global headwinds hit fine-wine market

Published: 11 December, 2019

Uncertainties in global trade have hit the fine-wine market, according to the 2019 report from Liv-ex, the online global trading platform for wine.

Bourgogne Week to swing focus onto Régionale value from ‘dream’ vintage

Published: 06 December, 2019

The annual Bourgogne Week in London, running from 7-16 January, will see producers and negociants emphasising the value of Régionale AOC wines off the back of the generally acclaimed and big volume 2018 vintage.

Trump versus France spat intensifies with threat of 100% wine tariffs

Published: 03 December, 2019

Tariffs on French wine entering the US could be subjected to 100% tariffs, authorities have warned, following an investigation into whether a new technology tax in France unfairly targets American companies.

Justerini & Brooks signs distribution deal with Bodegas Tradición

Published: 03 December, 2019

Justerini & Brooks has signed a distribution deal with sherry producer Bodegas Tradición .

Major renovation at Ducasse ramps up CA Grands Crus overhaul

Published: 02 December, 2019

CA Grands Crus has revealed plans to expand its Grand Puy Ducasse winery with the aim of micro-vinifying plots from their Pauillac estate.

Château de Pommard extends reach of its WSET school to Paris

Published: 28 November, 2019

Burgundy’s Château de Pommard has extended the reach of its Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) wine school, École V, with a new location in Paris.

Wine Paris reveals conference programme

Published: 20 November, 2019

Wine Paris has revealed the themes of its 2020 Wine Talks conference programme.

L-R and South West trump ‘irrelevant’ Bordeaux for younger drinkers

Published: 20 November, 2019

The days of the old French wine hierarchy, with Bordeaux and Burgundy sitting atop a carefully calibrated pecking order, are numbered, according to a Harpers cross-trade panel.

Expansion helped insulate against climate challenges, says top Burgundy estate

Published: 13 November, 2019

Things have been tough in European vineyards over the past few years, with Burgundy appellations some of the worst hit in terms of frost damage in 2016 and 2017.

Rhône Valley expects high quality vintage and yields in line with 2018

Published: 13 November, 2019

Vignobles de la Vallée du Rhône has estimated that the 2019 harvest across the Rhône Valley will be down on 2017 but in line with 2018, with expectations “very high” in terms of quality.