The trade organisation for France’s Languedoc appellation has launched a new campaign, as it looks to simplify the message around the region’s wines and attract…
The trade organisation for France’s Languedoc appellation has launched a new campaign, as it looks to simplify the message around the region’s wines and attract…
The Languedoc-Roussillon region produces 16 million hl per year, making it bigger than Australia, Argentina, China and Africa in terms of output. The region is promoted by the generic brand Sud de France and its remit grew even bigger in 2016 when the French Government merged Languedoc-Rousillion with Midi-Pyrenees to create a new administrative area called Occitanie, which is the size of Ireland. Sud de…
The new managing director at Les Grands Chais de France has vowed to bring JP Chenet back into growth in the next year. Tim North stepped down after 17 years at the helm of the firm, which is the largest exporter of French wine to the UK, and it has promoted Mark Kears to replace him. Kears, who has also worked in…
Free Run Wines has created a new brand of AOP Bergerac wines called Le Village Anglais and will present them at the upcoming France Under One Roof tasting. The range is made up of a Sauvignon Blanc and a Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon blend, retailing at around £7-£8. Free Run director Charles Elms said: “We have intentionally developed Le Village Anglais as a pair of wines, as…
If you take a stroll down the wine aisles of a British supermarket these days, you’re bound to be struck by the diverse origins of the offering. It’s a veritable United Nations out there, with representatives from Australia, Chile, Spain, the US, Italy and South Africa jostling for shelf space with Austria, Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary and Uruguay. Twenty years ago, the picture would have been different.
