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Provence confirms a good quality for the 2014 vintage

Provence confirms a good quality for the 2014 vintage

Bilan harvest 2014: Provence confirms a quality vintage and It announces a volume allowing it to supply markets.   Côtes de Provence – Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence – Coteaux Varois en Provence     Harvest in Provence 2014 is estimated (in the words of experts to date) to 1.329 million hectoliters, an increase of 11.2% over the…

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28th Best Sommelier of France

28th Best Sommelier of France

  28th Best Sommelier of France   The competition was won by Jonathan Bauer-Monneret Head sommelier of the Spring (restaurant, Paris)     The competition was won by Jonathan Bauer-Monneret, head sommelier of the Spring (restaurant, Paris) On Monday, 27 October 2014 Jonathan Bauer-Monneret became the 28th Best Sommelier of France (28th Edition). The finals took place…

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Côtes de Bordeaux continue its promotion for exportation

Côtes de Bordeaux continue its promotion for exportation

  Côtes de Bordeaux continue its promotion for exportation       After a very busy start of the year on the promotional plan with 3 trips abroad (Germany, US, Asia), the winemakers of the Union of Côtes de Bordeaux will once again be on all fronts in the second half 2014 to continue their…

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154th Hospices de Beaune wine auction

154th Hospices de Beaune wine auction

  154th Hospices de Beaune wine auction   2014 Edition of the oldest auction of wines       November 16, 2014 in Beaune, will be the 154th edition of the Hospices de Beaune wine auction. This wine event in recent years has assumed a global dimension is not just a barometer of the health…

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2014 Graves Open Days

2014 Graves Open Days

Graves Wines Open Days   18th Edition of the Graves Open Days       On 18 & 19 October 2014, for the 18th edition of Graves Open Days 72 châteaux will open their doors and their bottles for you. The 2014 edition invites you to travel back in time to go to meet knights and gentlewomen. As every…

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Towards a new classification of the Crus Bourgeois ?

Towards a new classification of the Crus Bourgeois ?

Towards a new classification of the Cru Bourgeois ?   A few days before the official presentation of the 2012 Selection, Crus Bourgeois releases a communication about its wishes of Classification     Members of the Alliance des Crus Bourgeois du Médoc, at the General Meeting of September 16, 2014, approved by the vast majority, further…

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Heritage days and Harvest time are honoured in the Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux Appellation

Heritage days and Harvest time are honoured in the Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux Appellation

  Heritage days and Harvest time are honoured in the Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux Appellation   Spend a fun and friendly weekend in Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux       After an exciting summer full of wine tourism activities, the Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux appellation extends the discovery of a rich wine, historic and architectural heritage, inviting the public to two…

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Delamain – Extra Vieux Cognac in a Special Box

Delamain – Extra Vieux Cognac in a Special Box

  Delamain Extra Vieux Cognac in a Special Box (limited edition box)     Contained in a precious bottle, nestled in a beautiful blue box, Cognac Delamain – Extra (Grande Champagne) is an older blend than the Pale & Dry XO, Cognac XO and Vesper. The eaux-de-vie is composed exclusively from Grande Champagne, 1st Cru Cognac. These Grandes Champagnes aged in old barrels in the Delamain cellars situated along the Charente in Jarnac. (read…

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The Krug House opens its doors to the public for the European Heritage Days

The Krug House opens its doors to the public for the European Heritage Days

  The Krug House opens its doors to the public for the European Heritage Days on  September 20 and 21 2014   Life in the cellars of Krug at the time of the World War 1       For its first participation in European Heritage Days, and as part of the centenary of the First World War, the Krug House opens its doors…

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2013 vintage in Alsace: The small quantity ensures a good vintage!

2013 vintage in Alsace: The small quantity ensures a good vintage!

  2013 vintage in Alsace: The small quantity ensures a good year!   Professionals do not soon forget the year 2013! Indeed, the climatic conditions have allowed them to show their know-how.         Alsace had a cool winter and a cool spring, but also it was very humid. These conditions, which persisted until June,…

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