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Château Quintus grows with the acquisition of Château Grand-Pontet An age-old vineyard, with an extraordinary past, present and future « In 2011, my family, our team and I expressed our ambitious goals, with our communicated desire to craft one of the very nest wines possible in Saint-Emilion. By assembling some of the most…
The territory on the label: the Chianti Classico UGA project gets under way Important news from the Assembly of the Chianti Classico Wine Consortium: the list of the Black Rooster’s Additional Geographical Units (UGA) has been approved by a very large majority. 90% Sangiovese and only native grapes for the Gran Selezione type. …
A new director for the Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux appellation Thibault Layrisse, is the new director of the Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux appellation Thibaut Layrisse succeeds to Mickaël Rouyer, director since June 2012 and leaving for new personal activities around education, training and business consulting. He will take up his position as the…
Opus One Winery announces Christopher Lynch as new Chief Executive Officer. On September 22nd, 2020 Opus One Winery is announced that Christopher Lynch will assume the role of chief executive officer. Mr. Lynch succeeds David Pearson, who drove the impressive success of Opus One since 2004. Lynch brings more than 30 years…
Brad Pitt reveals his Rosé Champagne » Fleur de Miraval « « For me, the world of Champagne is a fabulous universe of celebration, quality, prestige and luxury. But rosé champagne is still relatively marginal. Backed by our success with Miraval in Provence, I wanted us to try to create the defining brand of rosé Champagne,…
Baron Philippe de Rothschild SA appoints Ariane Khaida to head its Châteaux Wines division Change at the head of the Baron Philippe de Rothschild vineyards The Board of Directors of Baron Philippe de Rothschild SA has appointed Ariane Khaida to the position of Executive Director, Châteaux Wines (Château Mouton Rothschild, Château Clerc…
Pernod-Ricard is donating pure alcohol for the production of hand sanitizer (vs.Coronavirus) In partnership with Laboratoire Cooper, supplier to all pharmacies in France,the company Ricard SAS is donating pure alcohol for the production of hand sanitizer True to its sense of community, Pernod Ricard is mobilizing affiliates globally to deal with the…
Château Smith Haut Lafitte acquires a Napa Valley vineyard Château Smith Haut Lafitte finalizes the purchase of a historic Napa Valley estate Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte has just announced the acquisition of a historic California winery located in Rutherford. This vineyard, which until now was part of Flora Spring Winery, was founded…
The WINE TALKS: A wave of excitement sweeps across WineParis / Vinexpo ! Drawing on the involvement of its 13 founding, partner wine marketing boards, Wine Paris (10-12 February 2020 – Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles) is preparing to welcome over 2,200 exhibitors and 30,000 visitors. This eagerly awaited second event will be…
VINEXPO Holding and COMEXPOSIUM join to create the “Premier” Wine & Spirits business company Vinexpo Holding (held by the Bordeaux-Gironde Chamber of Commerce and Industry – CCIBG) and Comexposium (global event organiser) have entered into exclusive negotiations to create a new joint venture entity. This new JV responds to the constantly changing and developing global wine…
Château Quintus grows with the acquisition of Château Grand-Pontet An age-old vineyard, with an extraordinary past, present and future « In 2011, my family, our team and I expressed our ambitious goals, with our communicated desire to craft one of the very nest wines possible in Saint-Emilion. By assembling some of the most…
The territory on the label: the Chianti Classico UGA project gets under way Important news from the Assembly of the Chianti Classico Wine Consortium: the list of the Black Rooster’s Additional Geographical Units (UGA) has been approved by a very large majority. 90% Sangiovese and only native grapes for the Gran Selezione type. …
A new director for the Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux appellation Thibault Layrisse, is the new director of the Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux appellation Thibaut Layrisse succeeds to Mickaël Rouyer, director since June 2012 and leaving for new personal activities around education, training and business consulting. He will take up his position as the…
Opus One Winery announces Christopher Lynch as new Chief Executive Officer. On September 22nd, 2020 Opus One Winery is announced that Christopher Lynch will assume the role of chief executive officer. Mr. Lynch succeeds David Pearson, who drove the impressive success of Opus One since 2004. Lynch brings more than 30 years…
Brad Pitt reveals his Rosé Champagne » Fleur de Miraval « « For me, the world of Champagne is a fabulous universe of celebration, quality, prestige and luxury. But rosé champagne is still relatively marginal. Backed by our success with Miraval in Provence, I wanted us to try to create the defining brand of rosé Champagne,…
Baron Philippe de Rothschild SA appoints Ariane Khaida to head its Châteaux Wines division Change at the head of the Baron Philippe de Rothschild vineyards The Board of Directors of Baron Philippe de Rothschild SA has appointed Ariane Khaida to the position of Executive Director, Châteaux Wines (Château Mouton Rothschild, Château Clerc…
Pernod-Ricard is donating pure alcohol for the production of hand sanitizer (vs.Coronavirus) In partnership with Laboratoire Cooper, supplier to all pharmacies in France,the company Ricard SAS is donating pure alcohol for the production of hand sanitizer True to its sense of community, Pernod Ricard is mobilizing affiliates globally to deal with the…
Château Smith Haut Lafitte acquires a Napa Valley vineyard Château Smith Haut Lafitte finalizes the purchase of a historic Napa Valley estate Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte has just announced the acquisition of a historic California winery located in Rutherford. This vineyard, which until now was part of Flora Spring Winery, was founded…
The WINE TALKS: A wave of excitement sweeps across WineParis / Vinexpo ! Drawing on the involvement of its 13 founding, partner wine marketing boards, Wine Paris (10-12 February 2020 – Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles) is preparing to welcome over 2,200 exhibitors and 30,000 visitors. This eagerly awaited second event will be…
VINEXPO Holding and COMEXPOSIUM join to create the “Premier” Wine & Spirits business company Vinexpo Holding (held by the Bordeaux-Gironde Chamber of Commerce and Industry – CCIBG) and Comexposium (global event organiser) have entered into exclusive negotiations to create a new joint venture entity. This new JV responds to the constantly changing and developing global wine…