Berry Bros. & Rudd (BBR) has become the exclusive UK partner of Vignoble des Cabottes, a newly established Burgundy estate which brings together a selection of vineyard holdings under the Bouchard Père et Fils label.
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To celebrate its 10th anniversary, wine museum and cultural centre the Cité du Vin is launching a ‘year of festivities’, with events and activities planned across 2026.
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Wine business consultancy Wine Lister has released its tenth annual Bordeaux study, which shows that average trade confidence when it comes to the region's fine wine has increased to 6.4/10.
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Côte Brassiere has launched Côte Uncorked, a French-only online wine shop to compliment the restaurant group's Gallic focus.
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The 65th Annual Hospices de Nuits-Saint-Georges wine auction has raised over €1.5m – an increase of 91.7% when compared to last year.
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Wine distributor Bibendum has unveiled two new sparkling producers on its portfolio. Grower champagne house Domaine Alexandre Bonnet joins alongside Prosecco estate Fidora.
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Chilean wine giant Viña Concha y Toro has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Provençal producer Maison Mirabeau. The European arm of the company, VCT Europe unveiled the move which is subject to regulatory approval.
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Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) has unveiled a new leadership duo for the famed region’s trade body. The new permanent committee is led by two co-presidents – Laurent Delaunay (pictured, left) and Michel Barraud (pictured, right).
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As it approaches its 10th anniversary, the Cité du Vin has released figures looking back over 2025, a year in which it welcomed 390,000 visitors of 170 different nationalities.
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Wine importer Alliance Wine are set to host a combined en primeur tasting of Burgundy and Rhône fine wines this January.
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UK B Corp wine distributor North South Wines has for the first time expanded into Burgundy, bringing Jean Bouchard (part of the Albert Bichot family) into its portfolio.
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French family-owned wine producer JP Chenet has announced a redesign of its bottle for 2026, introducing a more modern visual identity for the brand with a focus on sustainability and practicality.
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At Mayfair’s glitzy new Lilibet’s restaurant export director at Champagne Cattier, François Colas (pictured, centre) guided attendees through the producer’s range as well as its ambitions for the UK market, following its recent on-trade partnership with Enotria.
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Vins du Centre-Loire, which oversees the promotion of Centre-Loire wines, has released its harvest report for 2025.
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InterLoire, an interprofessional association for the Loire Valley, has released its 2025 harvest report.
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Sotheby’s and the Cité du Vin have raised over €220,000 in support of the Foundation for wine culture and civilisations, in an online auction from 7 to 27 October.
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Inter Rhône, the professional association for the Rhône Valley, has released an update on the 2025 vintage.
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At Lucky Cat restaurant at 22 Bishopsgate, Perrier-Jouët chef de cave, Séverine Frerson (pictured), guided Harpers through a tasting which demonstrated how Champagne viticulture could adapt to our ever-changing climate.
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At Soho’s Vinyl Factory, 17 of the Côtes du Rhône’s Cru level appellations were on hand to showcase their latest wines. Well-known regions – the likes of Gigondas, Vacqueyras and Condrieu – were in attendance, as were the three newest Cru status AOCs – Laudun, Cairanne and Rasteau.
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Global wine exchange Liv-ex has released its market report for November, which shows that momentum in the secondary market is continuing to build – encouragingly, the Bordeaux 500 saw its first increase since March 2023.
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