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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Yvon Mau Ceases Bottling Operations

In Gironde-sur-Dropt near Bordeaux, 20m bottles of wine were bottled annually for Freixenet Gratien.

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Obituaries: Peter M.F. Sichel and Bill Blatch

Robert Joseph offers a personal tribute to Peter Max Sichel (1922-2025) and Bill Blatch (1948-2025).

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Bordeaux Harvest Plummets to 30-Year Low

Vine diseases and vineyard uprooting are the primary reasons for the low harvest, leading growers to hope for a price recovery.

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Beyond Red: Médoc, Beaujolais & Rhône Turn to White Wines

With revised specifications and new appellations, white wine is gaining ground in traditionally red wine regions. French wine-growing areas are increasingly embracing white grape varieties, challenging long-standing traditions in a bid to attract modern consumers.

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Bordeaux Vineyard Area Continues to Shrink

Plans are in place to uproot up to 8% of the vineyards in the Gironde over the short term.

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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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Small Harvest in Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Champagne

Even before the end of this year's harvest, several regions are taking stock. France's harvest is particularly small.

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