INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION
OF WINE BROTHERHOODS
FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE
DES CONFRÉRIES BACHIQUES
Just like last year, our member Cocorico is organizing a large banquet for the Brotherhoods at the International Gastronomy Village, which will take place at Place de la Concorde in Paris
Date: September 12, 2026
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The highly anticipated wine discovery tour held in Japan from May 18 to 24 was a great success, with 80 participants—mostly from Europe and the United States—and strong support from the Knights of the Vine of Japan, who accompanied the visitors in numbers. Twelve brotherhoods members of FICB were represented from France : Le Conseil des Echansons de France, La Coordination des confréries d’Ile de France (Cocorico) et La Confrérie Saint-Bacchus de Guyanefrom Switzerland : l’Ordre de la Channe, la
The Loire, France’s longest river at over 1,000 km, flows through numerous wine regions, including Orléans, Anjou, and the Nantes region, which are represented at the FICB by the Confrérie oeno-gastronomique des vins AOC Orléans et Orléans Cléry, the Fins Gousiers d’Anjou, and the Ordre des Chevaliers Bretvins. On the weekend of May 16 and 17, 2026, the confrérie des fins Gousiers d’Anjou held its chapter meeting in Chalonnes-sur-Loire, during the Anjou Wine Festival. More than twenty winemakers were there
The FICB 2027 congress has been announced: AN EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE IN SWITZERLAND !from May 6 to May 9, 2027 followed by an extension from May 10 to 13 2027 As you know, the FICB Congress is an opportunity to introduce all our Brotherhood members to wine production and traditions. It’s also an opportunity to meet the local players who make the region’s wine reputation.The previous Congress took place in Portugal in May 2023 and brought together almost 250 participants from
The FICB has two members in these territories, the “Hong Kong Wine Society”, and the “Cofraria dos Enofilos de Macau”. En route to the Japan wine discovery tour, our president Marc Lesk stopped off in Hong Kong to meet them. Edward Smith, current President of the Hong Kong Wine Society, and Vernon Moore, Chairman Emeritus, welcomed him to the Hong Kong Club, a historic institution that dates back almost two centuries. An astonishing Riesling from China’s Ninxia province, “the starting
The Lega del Chianti, a long-standing member of the FICB, is not just a drinking fraternity. This ancient institution, founded by the Florentine Republic in the 13th century, has evolved into a modern, dynamic social promotion association, now a major player in the regional third sector, with numerous projects to its credit in the fields of culture, territorial promotion strategies and social issues. On Saturday April 18, the Lega del Chianti celebrated its solemn Investitures of the year 2026 in
The Board of Administration of the FICB has decided to award its Diploma of Honour to Bianca Vetrino, in recognition of her long-standing service as Vice-President representing Italy and her prominent role as head of the Order of the Knights of the Truffle and Wine of Alba. The ceremony took place on the occasion of the Order’s 331st chapter, known as the ‘Tulip Chapter’, in the majestic setting of Grinzane Cavour Castle. The president of the FICB, Marc Lesk, had