Fewer Attendees at En Primeur Week This Year

The most important week in Bordeaux saw a 10% decrease in visitors this year compared to the previous year.

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Bordeaux: Weak Reviews and a Sceptical Market

The En Primeur campaign for the difficult 2024 vintage has begun with significant price reductions and other hurdles, reports Stefan Pegatzky. 

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Devil's Advocate: Welcome to Hybrid Distribution

One of Britain's best known wineries has launched a 'hybrid distribution' agreement with a leading UK distributor. Robert Joseph  considers the implications.

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Devil's Advocate: En Primeur is Broken. So it's Time to Look at En Primeur 2.0

Robert Joseph wonders if 2025 will finally be the year when Bordeaux has to rethink the way is sells its wine.

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Devil's Advocate: Will Investment in US Change Wine Buying in France?

Robert Joseph considers whether the growing number of Bordeaux estates with vineyards in the US may lead to more DTC distribution in France.  

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Loosen Joins the Place de Bordeaux

The top Mosel producer enters the Bordeaux marketplace, joining a growing number of "beyond Bordeaux" wines.

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Prices for Bordeaux 2023 Well Below the Previous Year

The first prices in the current En Primeur campaign have been released. Expectations are confirmed: prices are significantly lower than the previous year's campaign.

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Négociants Face Fines for Undercutting Winemaker Prices

Two merchants in France were penalized for purchasing bulk wine from producer Rémi Lacombe at prices below the production cost, establishing a significant legal precedent.

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Robert Weil Goes on La Place

The Rheingau wine icon Robert Weil exclusively handles the distribution of "Monte Nostrum" through the Bordeaux network.

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