Name: FICB CONGRESS 2027
Start: 2027-05-06T08:00:00+02:00
End: 2027-05-13T17:00:00+02:00

Wine Discovery Tour in Alsace

REMINDER, The Confrérie Saint-Etienne d’Alsace is organizing a superb trip to discover the wines of Alsace between October 16 and 18, 2026, sponsored by our Federation (FICB).This trip is both festive and instructive about the region’s famous wines. The trip will also be full of gastronomic and tourist surprises.Don’t hesitate to sign up and tell your brotherhood members about this tour, so that everyone can sign up as soon as possible. The registration deadline has been extended to the end

17 March 2026

The Oregon Wine Brotherhood in the spotlight

We are happy to announce the publication of a detailed article in Oregon Wine Press, a leading Oregon wine magazine, about this flourishing brotherhood, many of whose members participate in our international events. It comes following a meet-up between our dear Ken Hick and Greg Norton, a writer specialising in wine. Founded in 1996, the Oregon Wine Brotherhood joined the FICB the following year and hosted its congress in Portland in 2001. Beyond its own activities (chapters, tastings, etc.), the

22 February 2026

The FICB Bottle of the Year Tournament : a grand success

Our International Federation of Wine Brotherhoods (F.I.C.B.) organized a world first : a wine tournament pitting the “champion” wines of 14 brotherhoods against each other in pairs (dry white wines for this first edition). It was held on February 6 and 7 at the M. Musée du Vin Paris. The idea came from observing wine tournaments in Slovenia, as practiced by Professor and international jury president Marin Berovič. Detailed tournament rules had been established, and an international jury consisting of

18 February 2026

F.I.C.B General Assembly in. Paris : February 7, 2026

Press release: F.I.C.B.: a resolutely innovative 2026 General Assembly The 2026 General Assembly of the F.I.C.B. was held on 7 February in Paris. It brought together more than 60 participants representing 38 member brotherhoods or federations of brotherhoods from some 20 countries and territories. On this occasion, a world-first event was organized at the M. Musée du Vin Paris: a wine tournament, in which the “champion” wines from 14 wine brotherhoods (dry white wines, for this first edition) competed two

17 February 2026

News from « Wine in Moderation »

Our partner WIM has recently presented its recent achievements, at a reception held in Brussels on January 21st attended by the president of FICB Marc Lesk. WIM’s mission is to be « the social responsibility program of the wine sector, providing wine professionals with the information and tools to responsibly present wine, and inspiring consumers to fully enjoy wine and its culture in a healthy, positive, and convivial way. » A partnership (MOU) between the FICB and WIM was signed

3 February 2026

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