“More than this year, we shall be in a position to communicate everything we do to our partners, be it ations, thoughts or solutions implemented in this rather spooky market situation. Without doubt, Vinexpo will be the place where we whall be josting common ideas concerning cooperative wineries!” Pascal Duconget, General Manager of Vignrons de Caractere (Source : Vinexpo Daily News / Numéro spécial RVI)

“This meeting cannot be ignored when one works worldwide because it offers numerous opportunites for few encounters.” Miren de Lorgeril, President of Vignobles Lorgeril (Languedoc) (Source : Vinexpo Daily News / Numéro spécial RVI)

The Spanish family-owned company Garcia Carrion is going to introduce the ‘Don Simon Class’ brand, one of the largest export wines in the world, in the US in a PET bottle with a screw cap.

The range includes a Cabernet Sauvignon, a Merlot, a Cabernet Merlot and a Chardonnay. (Vinexpo Hall 2 MN 39) (Source: VSB)

Frapin is commercialising its VSOP with new packaging, a reproduction of a traditional 16^th century bottle made of extra white glass with a gilt stopper and sold in a black and gold case. (Vinexpo Hall 1 B 304) (Source: VSB)

A Canadian woman, Elyse Lambert, has won the first Best Sommelier of the Americas competition, which took place in Buenos Aires.

The first competition for this title was organised in Argentina by the Pan-American Sommeliers Alliance (Apas) and the International Sommellerie Association (ASI) with support from the Argentinean Association of Sommeliers. (Source: VSB)

According to the latest figures presented by the French agency “Bio” that promotes organic agriculture, the number of organic winegrowers increased by 20.7% between 2007 and 2008 to reach a total of 2,301 estates. The trend in terms of surface area of vines is even more significant in a general climate in which vines are being pulled up. The three leading organic winegrowing areas are Languedoc-Roussillon with 8,337 hectares (20,602 acres), the Provence-Alps-Mediterranean coast region with 6,674 hectares (16,492 acres) and Aquitaine with 3,763 hectares (9,299 acres). (Source: VSB)

"The exhibition is a barometre for all companies and actors of the market, a bridgehead towards expanding markets. It helps feel the pulse of our trade. In times of a crisis, one needs to exchange data and to meet buyers.” Xavier de Eizaguirre, Président of Vinexpo. (Source: Vinexpo Daily News Numéro spécial de RVI)