INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION
OF WINE BROTHERHOODS
FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE
DES CONFRÉRIES BACHIQUES
The Lega del Chianti was founded over 700 years ago by the Republic of Florence. It was then a military organization dedicated to managing the area of Chianti and defending
The F.I.C.B. International Charter promotes expert and reasonable consumption of wine. It is with this in mind that a partnership was concluded in 2016 between our federation and « Wine
On 29 July, at the Woodward Canyon Winery in Walla Walla (Washington State U.S.A.) took place the inaugural « Assemblage » of the Washington State Chapter of the Knights of
David Guimaraens, internationally renown wine maker of the Taylor’s, Fonseca and Croft brands of Port wines, received the F.I.C.B. Diploma of Honor on 22 June 2017. The Diploma was presented
Since the beginning of 2017, two wine societies from Asia have decided to become active members of F.I.C.B. : – the Confraria dos Enofilos de Macau : see The Wine
The n°6 issue of the F.I.C.B. Newsletter has just been released. Click here to download it. It reports on the implementation of new developments decided by the General Assembly last
Our wine brotherhoods promote expertise in wine tasting. In addition to the traditional induction or enthronement which usually comprises some kind of wine tasting test, several wine brotherhoods have implemented
The F.I.C.B. general Assembly met in Paris on Saturday 28 January 2017. 41 active members (out of 43) from 16 countries were present, represented or had sent apologies. The Executive
Saint Vincent is the patron of wine growers and makers. He is particularly honored on 22 January, a time when the vine is resting. Many of our wine brotherhoods hold
Our new Romanian member, the Consulat of O.E.V.E. for Romania and Moldavia( http://oeve.ro ), held its Autumn Chapter and organized its annual Ball on 26 November. Both events were held