By Gabrielle Vizzavona ANDREA CANTAMESSA, WINE PURCHASING MANAGER, EATALY GROUP: « OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS TO RECONNECT WITH OUR CLIENTS IN PERSON  » Andrea Cantamessa is the wine and spirits purchasing manager for the Eataly Group, which has (…)

By Gabrielle Vizzavona « FOREIGN WINES ARE NOT A PASSING PHASE, THEY’RE HERE TO STAY  » What kind of business is your company Œnotropie involved in? I started Œnotropie in 2005. Before that, I worked for three years with a (…)

By Gabrielle Vizzavona PAOLO BOUCA NOVA, PURCHASING DIRECTOR FOR WINE MERCHANTS’ CHAIN: « DURING LOCKDOWN, SALES REVENUE FROM OUR WEBSITE INCREASED FIVE-FOLD  » Le Repaire de Bacchus has 40 stores located in and around Paris. How have you managed (…)

By Gabrielle Vizzavona A CONVERSATION WITH ANDRÉ TERRAIL, OWNER OF THE LA TOUR D’ARGENT RESTAURANT IN PARIS: « WINE WILL HELP US RETURN TO A NORMAL LIFE. THIS WILL BE AN EXCELLENT EXCUSE TO GET OUT SOME MATURE (…)

By Gabrielle Vizzavona Aurélien Gil-Artagnan — Head sommelier, La Réserve, Paris « OUR TWO-STAR MICHELIN CHEF, JÉRÔME BANCTEL, HAS INTRODUCED TAKE-AWAY MEALS AND I HAVE PUT TOGETHER A WINE LIST TO GO WITH THEM  » How have you maintained (…)

By Gabrielle Vizzavona MALBEC’S JOURNEY, FROM THE VINEYARDS OF SOUTH-WEST FRANCE TO THE ARGENTINEAN DESERT April 17 is Malbec World Day Like all great destinies, Malbec’s path has been circuitous. Its cradle lies in the ancient province (…)

By Gabrielle Vizzavona Interest is keen and Corsican winegrowers are more motivated – and cohesive – than ever before. Collective efforts rolled out over the last twenty years have secured recognition for the quality of the wines; (…)

By Gabrielle Vizzavona The news came as a bombshell, despite the fact that President Donald Trump had long been hinting that he wanted to take punitive measures against several European countries by taxing 150 local products. He (…)

By Gabrielle Vizzavona 2019 HARVEST – SMALL IN QUANTITY, BUT GREAT IN QUALITY At 1.2 million hectolitres, the 2019 vintage is the smallest harvest by volume since 2003. Compared with 2018, it is down an estimated 35%. (…)