INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION
OF WINE BROTHERHOODS
FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE
DES CONFRÉRIES BACHIQUES
The F.I.C.B. General Assembly 2025 will take place on Saturday 8 February at 10:00 in Paris. Click here for the agenda. Click here for the invitation Click here for the registration form Click here for the draft minutes of the 2024 General Assembly Click here for a list of hotels in the “musee du vin” neighbourhood
Since its inception in 1983, the Wine Guild of the United Kingdom has been the heart of the nation’s wine culture, bridging the gap between passionate enthusiasts and seasoned professionals. Known for its vibrant tastings and grand festive events, the Wine Guild of the U.K. has long been a beacon for those who cherish the art and joy of fine wine. For more on the Wine Guild of the U.K.: www.wineguilduk.org As the British wine industry blossoms into a world-class
The O.E.V.E. was founded in 1984, drawing on the history of a medieval chivalric order created in 1333 and on the wine-making traditions of the countries that once belonged to the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. Its patron is His Royal Highness Archduke Karl von Habsburg-Lothringen, descendant of the last Emperor of Austria and of the Kings of Bohemia and Hungary, and a leading figure in the pan-European movement. The O.E.V.E. has its headquarters in Eisenstadt, Austria, where its Senate is based.
5 October was “World Vranec Day”, a red grape variety emblematic of North Macedonia and the Balkan region. The day was marked by a wine fair and an exceptional concert at the Skopje Opera House, organised by the Association of the “Wines of Macedonia”, the professional organisation of winegrowers in North Macedonia. Numerous Macedonian personalities and members of the diplomatic corps attended the event, which was honoured by the presence of Mrs Gordana Siljanovska-Dakova, President of the Republic of North
On Saturday October 12, the Conseil des Echansons de France, a founding member of the FICB, celebrated its 70th anniversary. The event was celebrated in the church of Sainte-Odile, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, with an anniversary mass, celebrated by the Archbishop of Paris Mgr Laurent Ulrich, followed by an induction ceremony and lunch in the crypt. In front of numerous brotherhoods, including several members of the FICB,Grand Chancelier Claude JOSSE, honorary president of the FICB (of which he
In the famous Croatian tourist town of Opatija, the unique event “Wine and Vruja” has been held on the first weekend in August for ten years. The organizers, an association of wine enthusiasts, sink iron cages with wine bottles into the sea, take out the bottles that have been maturing for a year and hold a public wine tasting. Vruja are underground caves and a geological phenomenon, representing the sources of distant sinkholes from the depths of the karst area.
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