INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION
OF WINE BROTHERHOODS
FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE
DES CONFRÉRIES BACHIQUES
The Antico Counfrarie Sant Andiu de la Galinièro is believed to be one of the oldest wine brotherhoods in France. Taking over from a Brotherhood of Plowmen founded in Béziers
The Confrérie du Guillon (Guillon wine brotherhood), created in 1954, follows the tradition of Plato’s Symposium, or banquet, in that people from all walks of life unite in dialogue around
On 30 June 2018, the Commanderie des Costes du Rhône closed the festivities for its 45th anniversary in the somptuous setting of the Château of Suze-la-Rousse, amid the vineyards of
The 50th F.I.C.B. international congress was open in Skopje, capital city of the Republic of Macedonia, on Thursday 31 May 2018. It gathered participants from wine brotherhoods from a dozen
The F.I.C.B. Diploma of Honor is awarded either to former members of the F.I.C.B. Executive Committee who have contributed to its international notoriety, or to important personnalities globally recognized for
Roussillon is a region at the Southeast of France, close to the Pyrenees mountain range. Vine has been cultivated for wine in this region for at least 3000 years. In
Our member wine brotherhoods from Macau and Hong Kong held a joint annual dinner on 27 February 2018 at Belavista, the residence of the Consul of Portugal in Macau, a
OUTCOME F.I.C.B. GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2018 The F.I.C.B. General Assembly (G.A.) convened in Paris on Saturday 3 February 2018. At the opening, a minute of silence was observed in memory of
The “Practical guide for the creation and development of a wine brotherhood” was approved by the F.I.C.B. General Assembly in January 2017. The guide is meant as much to assist
The Wine and Gastronomy Brotherhood of A.O.C. Orléans et A.O.C. d’Orléans-Cléry was created some 20 years ago to promote these two wine appellations of the French Centre Val de Loire