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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Margaux Launches New Second Wine

2022 marks the first vintage from which Château Margaux has produced a second wine for its Pavillon Blanc.

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Penfolds Goes Further Into La Place de Bordeaux

A new distribution agreement with Bordeaux négociants aims to strengthen the presence of top wines in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

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Bordeaux: Crisis or Opportunity?

France's prestigious Bordeaux region is struggling with too much wine and too little demand. Here's how the wine-growing region is planning to fight its way out of the crisis. Alexandra Wrann reports.

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