Welcome to three new members

Since 2022, 3 new brotherhoods have been admitted as active members of our federation: The Confrérie de Saint Romain en Bordelais et Pays Libournais (France), This brotherhood, created in 1994,

22 March 2023

PUBLICATION OF THE F.I.C.B. GUIDE FOR ORGANIZING COMPETITIONS FOR THE BLIND RECOGNITION OF GRAPE VARIETALS OR WINE APPELLATIONS»

The aim of the guide is to encourage the wine brotherhoods to develop this new activity, which is part of their vocation to promote the culture and knowledge of wine.

17 February 2023

Five wine brotherhoods join F.I.C.B. at the beginning of 2019

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,

12 March 2019

The F.I.C.B. Guide now available in 5 languages

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

9 May 2018

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

8 June 2017

2 new members in Romania and Serbia

Two new Brotherhoods have been admitted as active members of F.I.C.B. in September: we welcome them warmly in our federation! – The Consulat for Romania of the Ordo Equestris Vini

4 June 2016

One of the oldest and the youngest French wine brotherhoods join F.I.C.B.

Established by a Royal Charter in 1199 and reinstated in 1948, the Jurade de Saint-Emilion is certainly one of the oldest and most prestigious French wine brotherhoods. It was one

16 October 2015

Laurence Guillon, new Secretary General of F.I.C.B.

At its meeting in Reims on 29 May 2014, the Board of Administration of F.I.C.B. appointed Laurence Guillon as Secretary General of F.I.C.B. to replace Claude Rufini who had wished

4 October 2014

Alan BRYDEN elected President of F.I.C.B. Claude JOSSE becomes Honorary President.

At its meeting in Reims on 29 May 2014, the Board of Administration of F.I.C.B. elected unanimously Alan BRYDEN as President of F.I.C.B. He has taken his office on 15

4 July 2014