French Wine
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Pol Roger Portfolio has added Domaine Vacheron to its burgeoning stable of brands, marking the Champagne maker’s British subsidiary’s first foray into France’s Sancerre region. “We are thrilled to welcome the Vacheron family and their…
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After severe spring frosts devastated vines and heavy summer rains led to mildew, France’s wine output in 2021 will be one of the worst in history, if not the worst, said the agriculture ministry. France…
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There was a time when Champagne wasn’t known for bubbly. In fact, the region–due to its northeastern location–was known for struggling to produce still red and white wines. Then there was a mistake, a second…
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Licence IV is expanding their offerings to bring French wine in cans to the United States. The company’s first canned offerings include their flagship Blanc – the first-ever Muscadet released in this format – and…
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Cheval Blanc and Ausone have withdrawn from the official St Emilion classification system. According to The Times, the two Bordeaux châteaux chose to renounce the system because it has come to be based more on…
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Franck Bijon has been elected President of the Alliance des Crus Bourgeois du Médoc. Previously, he acted as Managing Director of the Larose Vineyards Bijon replaces Olivier Cuvelier, who resigned after a mandated five-year tenure.…
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As reported by the United Nations’ Refugee Agency, Grand Cru Bordeaux estate Château Pédesclaux has recruited the help of refugees to help fill out the labor shortages brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Pédesclaux has…
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Single serve, ethical and predominantly female produced boutique French wine collection Le Grand Verre has officially arrived in the United States. Created by three French wine-loving friends, Nicolas Deffrennes (Founder), Régis Fanget (Brand and Artistic…
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Evenstad Estates is expanding its Burgundian vineyard holdings by taking control of the renowned Domaine Christian Confuron et fils estate. This 15-acre expansion increases Evenstad Estates’ vineyard footprint in the Côte d’Or by roughly 60%,…
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The Tastingbook has rated the best Bordeaux red wines from 2020 vintage without actually tasting them. The revolutionary Tastingbook Artificial Intelligence formulated the scores by mining metadata from over 1.4 million Tastingbook.com data sources. It…