Spain: biggest EU wine producer

Brusssels 06.01.2023 The Spanish wine industry is a symbol of tradition and excellence. The wine sector plays a fundamental role in Spanish economy and culture, due to its contribution to activity, employment and exports but also because of how extensively wines are grown and its regional importance, making it a driving force for environmental conservation…

Champagne sales record year

Brussels 11.12.2021 The outlook for the key Christmas and New Year festive season, however, is clouded by uncertainty over the recently detected Omicron variant of the coronavirus, but Champagne sales are expected to mark a record year as shops and restaurants replenish stocks after months of virus-related restrictions and as retail demand surges, an industry…

Ruinart Champagne and Cécile Gray design

Brussels 02.06.2021 “The gesture and the patience are common points between the one who works the vine and the craftsman who works the material” – French designer Cécile Gray said. Champagne Ruinart blanc de blanc, en coffret Luxe. https://t.co/bs3NvsLSkD pic.twitter.com/5cKvewBuOw — L'Epicerie Fine – La Boutique des Cadeaux Bastia (@epiceriefine2b) May 28, 2021 This month,…

Enjoy summer with Ruinart champagne

Have you ever tasted Ruinart champagnes? Ruinart Champagne Cellar Master, Frédéric Panaoitis, created for you e-tasting videos. Discover the perfect combination of freshness and exotic notes, Ruinart Rosé. Ruinart rosé is the first rosé champagne to make its appearance over 250 years ago, its excellent quality remains the essential feature of the production of this…

Extraordinary vintage Dom Ruinart 2007

2007 is an extraordinary vintage, and one of the very few in Champagne when the harvest began in August. After a sunny and very warm spring, the months of June, July and August brought rather gloomy weather and heavy rainfall. The blend is 100% Chardonnay exclusively from Grand Cru vineyards. Prepare for the party season…

GIs sales value of €75bln

Agri-food and drink products whose names are protected by the European Union as “Geographical Indications” (GIs) represent a sales value of €74.76 billion, according to a study published today by the European Commission. Over one fifth of this amount results from exports outside the European Union. The study found that the sales value of a…

COVID19: Italy wine fair cancelled

The novel virus outbreak has heavily disrupted daily life in Italy’s most affluent and productive regions, with schools closed and many public events canceled including world famous fashion shows and top-flight football matches. We would like to advise all our followers that Vinitaly 2020 has new dates:14-17/06/2020Take note of it!#hotelbareta #vinitaly2020 pic.twitter.com/ljiwMFTKcD — Hotel Bareta…

Donald Tusk vows to protect French wine export

Addressing G7 Summit in Biarritz, France, the president of the European Union Council Donald Tusk called for “Putting a stop to trade wars. Trade deals and the reform of WTO are better than trade wars.Trade wars will lead to recession, while trade deals will boost the economy, not to mention the fact that trade wars…

Italy champion of wine exports

Italy wine exports were worth €6.2 billion, keeping Italy second only to France in the ranking of world producers, said the report of the institute of Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies (ISMEA). Italian wine production up 29% in 2018. Value of exports up 3.3% last year – agro-food institute ISMEA https://t.co/oSOvyiAlWc — Ansa English…