11 new grape varieties to rearm vineyards against mildew and powdery mildew: ResDur 3 and Bouquet.06 Aug, 2026
The Official Journal confirms the final classification of six ResDur 3 varieties and five Bouquet varieties, capable of reducing treatments against mildew and powdery mildew by 80 to 90%. The white Calardis and six heritage grape varieties also give new possibilities to winemakers. The decree of 23 July 2026 definitively classifies several varieties, each allowing an 80 to 90% reduction in treatments against mildew and powdery mildew. First, six ResDur 3 varieties from the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (INRAE) and Agroscope in Changins, unveiled at the last Agrovina exhibition in Switzerland, and all of...
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No egg hunt, but frost damage for Burgundy winegrowers.
03 Apr, 2026
If the catastrophic scenario seems to have been avoided, the true extent of the frost damage on 27 and 28 March will only become clearer with the thaw announced for Easter and the resumption of vegetation for Côte d'Or winegrowers. Confronted one after the other with advective and radiative frosts on March 27 and 28, the winegrowers of Côté d'Or seem to have escaped the worst. "The damage is out of all proportion to that of 2021. There are some on a few Chardonnay vines and baguettes, more advanced than Pinot Noir, but I am not aware of any plots...
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Spanish wine consumption is changing, and so is its sector.
02 Feb, 2026
Barcelona Wine Week allows us to take the pulse of the Spanish market and decipher its main orientations in the light of two new studies: on domestic consumption and on the necessary changes in the sector. More than 25,000 trade visitors are expected next week in Barcelona - photo credit: Barcelona Wine Week L Barcelona Wine Week is back in the Catalan capital from 2 to 4 February. For this new edition, the fair will bring together more than 1,300 companies from all over Spain, an increase of 4% compared to 2025. Hosted at the Fira de Montjuïc, the event...
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Bichot dusts off wine storage and packaging to pamper the Burgundy wines and attract the workforce
30 Jan, 2026
Imposing windows occupy the bulk of the façade and allow you to look into the production line as well as the offices. From the outside, the new "Albert Bichot Technical Centre", south of Beaune, looks more like the headquarters of a start-up than a wine storage and packaging site. In these 17,000 m², in service since September 2025, the wines of this house, which is both a merchant and owner, are aged, packaged, stored and then shipped, and which sells 5 to 6 million bottles per year. "Our activity has almost doubled in 30 years, which meant that the production...
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Wine consumption in Germany declined again in the 2024/25 wine year.
22 Jan, 2026
According to the German Wine Institute (DWI), based on the new wine consumption balance sheet, average per capita consumption among those aged 16 and over fell from 22.2 to 21.5 liters in the 12-month period from August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025. This means German consumers drank around one bottle of wine less on average than in the previous year. Total consumption of wine and sparkling wine amounted to 17.8m hl, 4% below the previous year's level. Of this, 15.3m hl were still wine (–4.1%) and 2.5m hl were sparkling wine (–3.6%). The consumption balance sheet accounts for purchases...
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