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Discover the unique approach to winemaking from the passionate Martin Hubacher! 🌟🥂 In this insightful interview, Martin takes us inside the Johanniterkeller in the charming village of Twann, where he shares his deep-rooted passion for producing authentic Bielersee wines. 🍇✨ If you are a wine enthusiast or simply appreciate good storytelling, this interview is a must-read! Get ready to be inspired by Martin Hubacher’s unwavering dedication and his vision for creating wines that are nothing short of extraordinary.🍷 Read the full article ⬇️ #SwissWine #winelovers #sustainablewine #sustainable

Sauternes barrels regulation. The new regulations on Sauternes barrels for spirit finishing aim to bring added transparency, traceability, and authenticity to the process of barrel-aged spirits. Here's a breakdown: 1. Certified Authenticity Each Sauternes barrel used for finishing spirits must now come with an authenticity certificate that verifies its origin and prior use. This certification ensures that buyers know the barrel's true history, adding confidence that the barrel indeed held Sauternes wine and was sourced directly from the region’s producers. 2. QR Codes for Traceability Each barrel now includes a unique QR code that provides information on its journey, from the original Sauternes winery to the spirit it’s used to finish. By scanning the QR code, buyers and consumers can access data on the barrel’s origin, the winery it came from, how long it aged Sauternes, and its specific characteristics. For the finished spirit, it may also detail the aging period, tasting notes, and suggested uses, enriching the consumer experience. 3. Greater Transparency & Market Appeal This system not only helps ensure authenticity for distilleries but also allows them to market their spirits with a verified, premium label, backed by traceable information. For consumers, this traceability adds a new level of storytelling and trust, enhancing their appreciation of the unique profile that Sauternes barrels bring to spirits. At Art and Cask, we’re fully embracing these new standards to ensure that our partners and clients can offer authentic, traceable, and exceptional spirits that uphold the quality associated with Sauternes wine. Art and Cask has for sale 6x real Sauternes barrels for sale, each coming from one of the most prestigious Classified Growth Châteaux in Sauternes Barsac Appellation. https://lnkd.in/eVNMSKG5 patrice@artandcask.com

Sauternes barrels regulation. The new regulations on Sauternes barrels for spirit finishing aim to bring added transparency, traceability, and authenticity to the process of barrel-aged spirits. Here's a breakdown: 1. Certified Authenticity Each Sauternes barrel used for finishing spirits must now come with an authenticity certificate that verifies its origin and prior use. This certification ensures that buyers know the barrel's true history, adding confidence that the barrel indeed held Sauternes wine and was sourced directly from the region’s producers. 2. QR Codes for Traceability Each barrel now includes a unique QR code that provides information on its journey, from the original Sauternes winery to the spirit it’s used to finish. By scanning the QR code, buyers and consumers can access data on the barrel’s origin, the winery it came from, how long it aged Sauternes, and its specific characteristics. For the finished spirit, it may also detail the aging period, tasting notes, and suggested uses, enriching the consumer experience. 3. Greater Transparency & Market Appeal This system not only helps ensure authenticity for distilleries but also allows them to market their spirits with a verified, premium label, backed by traceable information. For consumers, this traceability adds a new level of storytelling and trust, enhancing their appreciation of the unique profile that Sauternes barrels bring to spirits. At Art and Cask, we’re fully embracing these new standards to ensure that our partners and clients can offer authentic, traceable, and exceptional spirits that uphold the quality associated with Sauternes wine. Art and Cask has for sale 6x real Sauternes barrels for sale, each coming from one of the most prestigious Classified Growth Châteaux in Sauternes Barsac Appellation. https://lnkd.in/eyEueEvf patrice@artandcask.com

At Alexandre Bonnet, 100% of our champagnes are low dosage, either Extra Brut or Brut Nature ! Why ? Because it's trendy ? Not really... At Alexandre Bonnet, winemaking begins in the vineyard. We give ourselves the means to seek out the best possible ripeness, thanks to our internal ripening monitoring, plot by plot. A low dosage Champagne is considered to be extra-brut when it contains between 0 and 6 g/l and Brut Nature-Zéro dosage when it contains between 0 and 3 g/l. To produce Champagnes with little or no dosage, they need to be made from fine grapes with sufficient ripeness to strike a balance between structure and aromatic freshness. The aim is to set a harvest date once this balance has been achieved, which generally allows us to dispense with chaptalisation. This reinforces the decision to age the wine on laths for a minimum of 36 months. At the end of this period, we test several dosage levels, and it’s almost always the lowest dosage that best brings out the wine’s minerality and complexity.

2023, Belgium 🍇 : 3.5 million liters of wine produced, by 300 winemakers, over 900ha. That's not only a record yield, it also shows the increase of acreage per winemaker: now at 3.9ha/producer. We're prepping to put an environmental and economic sustainability profile to those numbers 🌿♻ #pioneerbelgianclimatewines https://lnkd.in/ed3RT5_X

Today we talk Champagne: 🍾 The Champagne Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée production zone covers 34,300 hectares and includes 319 villages known as "crus" within its defined perimeter established by legislation in 1927. 🍇 Nearly 280,000 plots in Champagne are maintained by over 16,000 growers, with most plots being small, around 12 hectares on average. 🍇A Champagne wine grower differentiates between individual plots with unique names and reputations, beyond just growths ('crus'). 🍇Vineyard plot distribution in figures: ✨Total sub-regions: 20 ✨Total crus: 320 ✨Total ‘lieux-dits’ (‘named places’): tens of thousands ✨ Total plots: 280,000 🍇In 2023, 299 million bottles of Champagne were shipped: ✨ 216.7 million by Champagne Houses ✨ 82.3 million by Champagne Cooperatives and Growers 🍇Distribution of Champagne consumption: ✨ 42.6% in France ✨ 57.4% in export revenues 🍇Top export markets: ✨ United States: 26.9 million bottles ✨ United Kingdom: 25.5 million bottles ✨ Japan: 15.3 million bottles ✨ Germany: 11.7 million bottles ✨ Italy: 9.9 million bottles 🍾📈 Follow us for more industry insights! #ChampagneRegion #WineLovers #LuxuryLiving #FrenchWine #SparklingWine #WineTourism #ChampagneLovers #DrinkResponsibly

🚀 Fratelli Wines Eyes Major Expansion in Production & Hospitality 🚀 Fratelli Wines, a key player in India’s wine industry, is set to double its production from 5,00,000 cases to 1 million cases annually! 🍇 They’re also investing ₹550-600 Mn to build a luxury 40-room resort on their 200-acre vineyard in Maharashtra, expected to open by 2026. 🏞️ 💼 Key Highlights: 25% growth rate over the past 4 years (vs. industry avg. 15%) 23,000 retail outlets across India, but less than 2% from exports Targeting ₹650 crore revenue by FY28, with a focus on premium wines Fratelli’s recent acquisition by Tinna Trade now lists them on the BSE as Fratelli Vineyards Ltd. 📈 #FratelliWines #WineIndustry #HospitalityExpansion #BusinessGrowth #LuxuryResorts #IndianWines

Echoing many of the themes we were expressing in real time during 2023 Bordeaux En Primeur. However, I do not think of En Primeur as "broken". Producers need only adjust their pricing to the market levels, they are still making enormous profits based on elevated pricing over the last 10 years. Expecting consumers to pay in En Primeur prices that are higher than better vintages that are immediately available is unrealistic. #bordeaux #bordeauxenprimeur #bordeauxenprimeur2023 #EnPrimeur #wine #finewine #wineinvestments #finewineinvestments #finewineinvesting #Bdx23 #Bdx2023

Avg 10-Year AOP wine yields in France, by Region (2011-2020). Lowest in Languedoc-Roussillon with 37.1 hl/ha (esp. Pyrénées Orientales with 26 hl/ha!). Highest in Alsace (68.3 hl/ha) and Champagne (68.6 hl/ha). Hard to argue that yields are negatively correlated with prices. https://lnkd.in/e6qJbBxV

Fine Wines | Secondary Market - Bordeaux dominated the secondary market, accounting for almost 50% of total trade by value.   Bordeaux further asserted its dominance on the secondary market, its trade share rising from 40.2% to 48.2%. Burgundy came in second with 18.8% of weekly trade by value, followed by Champagne which reclaimed third place after a difficult week last week. The region’s share of trade almost doubled from 6.3% to 12.5% this week. The Rhône remained almost flat week-on-week, accounting for 2.6% of total trade by value.   Tuscany’s trade share stayed perfectly flat on last week’s, closing at 7.9% of trade, while Piedmont’s dipped from 4.4 to 3.2% #wine #wines #finewine #bordeaux #burgundy #bourgogne #tuscany #toscana #rhône #vinsfrançais #vinfrançais #vinopregiato #vinipregiati