Burgundy vines ‘two weeks ahead’
Burgundy’s growing season is already some two weeks ahead of itself due to a warm start to spring, prompting fears of frost damage. After several vintages assailed by frost and hail and other problems,...
View ArticleFaiveley buys Billaud-Simon
Burgundian producer Domaine Faiveley has made a significant first step into Chablis with the acquisition of Domaine Billaud-Simon. Source: The Drinks Business View Original article Author: Gabriel Savage
View ArticleThe Extortion Plot That Shook France’s Wine Country to Its Roots
When crime writer Maximillian Potter went to France to investigate an extortion case that shook the wine industry to its roots, he couldn’t tell a Chablis from a Chardonnay. But after spending 18...
View ArticleDomaine Faiveley buys top Chablis producer Billaud-Simon
Domaine Faiveley has acquired one of the best-known names in Chablis, Domaine Billaud-Simon, marking the family-owned producer’s second big purchase in the space of 12 months. Source: Wine News |...
View ArticleSurvey reveals most French know next to nothing about wine
It’s enough to make you choke on your Chablis. In France, the land of good food and world-famous wine, seven of out 10 people admit they are far from connoisseurs when it comes to the grape Source:...
View ArticleChablis in pictures
With the last grapes of the 2014 harvest picked, autumn is in full swing in Chablis, setting the leaves aflame. Herewith, a pictorial tour of the region. Source: The Drinks Business View Original...
View ArticleChablis has ‘brand strength of Champagne’
The strength of “brand Chablis” and its pulling power in terms of driving sales is on a par with Champagne according to one leading producer in the region. Source: The Drinks Business View Original...
View ArticleChablis has ‘brand strength of Champagne’
The strength of "brand Chablis" and its pulling power in terms of driving sales is on a par with Champagne according to one leading producer in the region. Source: TiZWine.com NZ WineBiZ View Original...
View ArticleWilliam Fèvre’s Didier Seguier on greatness in Chardonnay
Didier Séguier, director of Domaine William Fèvre in Chablis, believes the secret to great Chardonnay is a detailed understanding of the site conditions. Great Chardonnay requires a detailed...
View ArticleQ&A: Grégory Viennois of Domaine Laroche
When he’s not enjoying the best of Burgundy, Grégory Viennois, director of vineyards & wine at Domaine Laroche in Chablis, picks out Chile as a source of “ideal conditions” for Chardonnay. What...
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