To give historical context, Georges Duboeuf was born in 1933 in Chaintré, where his family has cultivated vines for four centuries. The creation of the appellation system in France by the INAO in 1936 allowed the world of production to focus on the values of ethics, terroirs, but things did not move very quickly. The tensions of the war, and the…

Ramón Bilbao’s target is to reduce its impact in the four basic pillars of sustainability – reduction of greenhouse gases, energy efficiency, water management and reduction of waste – by 20% between 2016 and 2020. Ramón Bilbao is already certified by the Wineries for Climate Protection organisation, which has 24 member-producers in Spain and audits show that the producer…

Soul Tree and Kingsland Drinks have launched two wines to the on-trade which have been developed to meet the house wine price point on Indian restaurant wine lists. Soul Tree Red and Soul Tree White have been designed to pair alongside Indian food and join the brand’s existing  Sauvignon Blanc, Rosé and Cabernet Sauvignon. Ed Baker, managing director…

This is said to facilitate the company’s ambitious plans for growth and alongside the seven figure investment, the group has also completed an international restructure that sees a series of senior level hires to meet commercial targets. Wine Source Group sources rare vintages directly from the cellars of wine producers around the world and brings them to the trade.

Exports of Georgian wine to the UK are up by 22% year on year, with sales of 106,855 bottles in October 2018. Three major agents have added Georgian producers to their portfolios this year including Hallgarten & Novum,…

On 3 December US trade officials proposed tariffs on French products and it is thought that around $2.4bn worth of French goods may be subject to the new taxes. Andy Morton, deputy editor at GlobalData, said: “These are trying times for champagne exporters. Three months after dodging a tariff bullet, having been excluded from a list of retaliatory…

Consorzio president Stefano Zanette says: “We started with a production that didn’t reach 142 million bottles and, a decade and a tripled number of bottles later, according to our projections, we should close the year of 2019 with 485 million units. A leap of + 242% which well summarises our commitment to quality and promotion, hand in hand with that for the protection of…