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Published: 04 October, 2017
Lassègue, owned jointly by the Jackson and Seillan families, has announced it is to be distributed by six of the négociants in Bordeaux: Ballande & Méneret, CVBG, Duclot, Joanne, Mähler-Besse et Mestrezat” said Barbara Banke and Pierre Seillan.
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Published: 28 September, 2017
Champagne Lanson has appointed Christopher Connell as a national account executive in its prestige retail division.
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Published: 20 September, 2017
Champagne has followed the European trend of an earlier harvest this year with yields potentially affected by fluctuating weather conditions.
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Published: 20 September, 2017
The top wines from the 2015 Bordeaux vintage which have made it into the Official Selection have been announced.
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Published: 14 September, 2017
Plaimont Producteurs, one of France’s leading co-operative, has gained permission to re-introduce long lost grape variety Tardif, which is thought to have been lost to phylloxera long ago.
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Published: 11 September, 2017
Exports for all Beaujolais categories to the UK soared during the first part of this year, according to the latest figures released today by Business France.
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Published: 08 September, 2017
Halewood Wines & Spirits has secured a deal to distribute French wine brand Bonfils in the UK.
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Published: 06 September, 2017
The Loire valley is heading full swing into an early harvest, with picking commencing on August 28 in Anjou - around 15 days earlier than in 2016.
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Published: 06 September, 2017
Producers from eight Médoc AOCs are gearing up to debut 200 wines from the 2015 vintage at a trade tasting later this month.
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Published: 31 August, 2017
Guy Nightingale, a key account manager in the sales team at Louis Latour Agencies, has become one of the company’s directors.
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Published: 21 August, 2017
French authorities have approved Bourgogne Côte D’Or, a new regional appellation, which could become a new premium area of wine production in the heart of Burgundy.
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Published: 10 August, 2017
The news of the investigation into bulk wine negociant Raphael Michel has shaken the French and UK trades this week. Will this scandal affect bulk’s chances of emerging from bottled wine’s shadow? Jo Gilbert reports
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Published: 02 August, 2017
France’s biggest bulk wine merchant is currently under investigation for allegedly passing off 3 million cases of table wine as being from prestigious Rhône appellations over a period of three years.
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Published: 01 August, 2017
Bordeaux oenophiles can now access all the latest news and training from the region via a new digital source.
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Niche wine importer Red Squirrel has released a new range of £12 in-house blended wines through which they hope to compete with the grey squirrels of the wine world.
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Historic Burgundy brand Château de Pommard has given itself a 21st century overhaul by updating its traditional Burgundian bottle design.
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Four wine buyers descended on Champagne last month and with their expertise ranging from a Michelin-starred restaurant to independent merchants to drinks distributors, the insight and expectations of Champagne were unique to each buyer. Starting with a trip to Épernay via Montagne de Reims and then south to the Aube, the visits were just as varied as the buyers. Jane Parkinson reports
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Maison Louis Jadot has acquired Burgundian estate Domaine Prieur-Brunet in Santenay for an undisclosed sum.
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By Jason Haynes, Burgundy Specialist at Flint Wines
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Prior to the Bordeaux fair earlier this month, Guillaume Deglise spoke to Andrew Catchpole on the trends and developments shaping this year’s content
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