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The Confrérie du Guillon celebrates the new vine buds

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

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10 September 2018

The Commanderie des Costes du Rhone celebrates its 45th anniversary

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

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1 September 2018

Commende Majeure du Roussillon: exceptional Chapter with the family

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

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25 June 2018

Macau and Hong Kong Wine Societies: joint annual dinner

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

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13 June 2018

Orléans and Cléry-Saint-André celebrate Saint-Vincent day

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

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1 February 2018

Annual Chapter of the Lega del Chianti

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

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5 December 2017

The Macao and Hong Kong Wine Societies join F.I.C.B.

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

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8 June 2017

The Academie du Cep promotes individual expertise in wine tasting

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

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12 February 2017

The Chevaliers Bretvins celebrate Saint Vincent

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

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12 January 2017

Our new Romanian members in the limelight

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

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2 December 2016
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