The Board of the permanent Committee of  Biological Agriculture of the European Commission  put forward a favourable opinion to  the new  regulation for the production of organic wine. These measures were very much expected and were subjected  to bitter discussions … Continue reading →

A job still too much misjudged and nevertheless determining for all the life of the vineyard. The annual Congress of the French Federation of the viticultural nurserymen was just held on the 19th October 2011 in Aix Les Bains. It’s … Continue reading →

Viticulture and UNESCO In 1999 the vineyard of the jurisdiction of « Saint Emilion » was granted with the prestigious label of property registered on the list of world heritage of UNESCO and this as “exceptional” cultural landscape dedicated to viticulture. Thus … Continue reading →

Gironde :  A charter to preserve the soils Thousands of agricultural hectares disappear in France every year due to urbanizations, roads, railways :: for instance in the department of  Gironde more than 1000 hectares were sacrificed  during the years 2000 … Continue reading →

This new category of wines was created by the last  reform  of  COM (Common Organization of wine producing Market). It replaces the old category  of  “Vins de Table”, themselves formerly named “Vins de consommation courante”(in summary VCC). As was already … Continue reading →

“Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée”  (protected designation of origin) is a  French sign of quality  which refers to a product getting its authenticity and specificity from its geographical origin. It must reflect the intimate link between the natural factors of production (soil) … Continue reading →

This notion takes its origin in the remote Antiquity ; various criteria presided  over its binding  in times according to the situation of the celestial bodies in the Ancient Egypt then by the local authorities under the Roman in the … Continue reading →