The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) has set an ambitious goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035, a milestone that President Laurent Delaunay described as essential for preserving the region’s winemaking legacy in the face of climate change. Read More
Burgundy
Château de Pommard, a nearly 300-year-old winery in the heart of Burgundy, is bracing for a 40% drop in its 2024 production, but remains committed to maintaining stable prices, according to the winery. Read More
Despite 2024's vintage potentially yielding only a third of regular production for Louis Latour, there will still be solid whites and a few pleasant surprises among the reds, says its CEO.
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Renowned celebrities, including Dominic West, Eva Longoria, Jean Reno, and Zabou Breitman, will lend their support to this year’s Hospices de Beaune Wine Sale on November 17. Read More
Joe Tsai, chairman and co-founder of Alibaba Group, has reportedly purchased vineyard plots in Burgundy’s prestigious Gevrey-Chambertin, located in the renowned Côte de Nuits wine region. Read More
Jeanne Delaunay, the sixth generation appointed to steward her family’s legacy in Languedoc and Burgundy, talks to us about often fraught generational transition of wine business and goals for Abbotts & Delaunay. Read More
Exports of Bourgogne white wines to mainland China and Hong Kong surged last year, a development that BIVB President Laurent Delaunay described as norm-busting for a market traditionally dominated by red wines. Read More
China has officially recognized the protection for two Bourgogne appelllations of Mâcon and Gevrey Chambertin Appellations d'Origine Contrôlée (AOCs), "the first step" in recgonizing all Bourgone appellations, says top Bourgogne wine bodies. Read More
In a landscape where each drop of rain and degree of heat can alter the course of an entire vintage, these vigilant winemakers of the vineyards face a precarious balance. Read More
Bourgogne wine exports to Hong Kong reached a new high last year, driven by robust demand for the region's white wines. This surge occurred despite a decline in the city's overall French wine imports, according to data from the BIVB. Read More