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The Conseil des Echansons de France has set up the “Circle of Young Echansons” which aims to interest young people under 40 to get involved in the brotherhood and in
The 1st International Wine Tasting and Rating Challenge of the F.I.C.B. took place in the Helsinki region from 6 to 9 June 2019 under a summer sun. It was organized
On April 13, 2019, The Oregon Wine Brotherhood held its 23rd Grand Assemblage in Portland (OR U.S.A.). More than 150 participants enjoyed a comprehensive program that included, in addition to
The Knights of the Vine of Korea held their first Chapter in 2018 and, shortly after, this new brotherhood joined the F.I.C.B., thus expanding the geographic outreach of our members
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Five new wine brotherhoods have joined F.I.C.B. as active members at the inception of 2019, bringing two new countries aboard (Estonia and South Korea). The Federation now has 55 members,
In the South of France, between the Mediterranean sea and the Pyrenees mountains, Perpignan, former capital city of the Kingdom of Majorca, has been named « European wine city »
The General Assembly of the F.I.C.B. was held on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at the Maison des Associations near the Paris Wine Museum. At the beginning of 2019, the Federation
The Region of « Ile-de-France » (Paris and its surrounding area), was, until the phylloxera crisis and the end of the XIXth century, the leading French wine producing area. Urbanization
The 56th Harvest Festival of Russin coincided with the 65th anniversary of the Académie du Cep of Geneva. The events started on the Saturday 15 September morning with the Chapter