INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION
OF WINE BROTHERHOODS
FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE
DES CONFRÉRIES BACHIQUES
The 4th F.I.C.B.-sponsored “Wine Discovery Tour” to discover the culture, gastronomy and wines of Alsace, will take place from October 16 to 19, 2026. It is organized by the Confrérie de Saint Etienne d’Alsace, which offers an exceptional program around Colmar. Registration before March 30, 2026. Click here for the direct link . Click here for bilingual program and registration details
Our next “Ordinary General Meeting” will be held, as decided at the last AGM, on Saturday February 7, 2026 at 10am at the Maison des Associations, 14 avenue René Boylesve, Paris 16e. This AGM will be followed by a lunch at the Musée du Vin on Saturday lunchtime and a dinner on Saturday evening at the restaurant “La Bonne Franquette” in Paris 18eme. The Bureau will meet the day before, on Friday morning February 6 , and the Jury for
A quick reminder about the Discovery Trip to Japan, which will take place on May 18, 2026, for 5 days. There are still places available for the main program. Don’t hesitate to register! click here
Like every autumn, the Romanian Grape Harvest Festival marked the first weekend of October 2025 . It was a truly exceptional event, with almost 300 participants from Austria, Hungary, Moldavia, Slovenia, Serbia and Romania sharing two days of wine-related festivities and conviviality. The first day was devoted to celebrating the harvest in a relaxed atmosphere: guests enjoyed traditional Romanian cuisine and wines from the event’s emblematic partner vineyards. The ritual continued on the second day. The historic center of Bucharest
On Saturday, September 27th, the Saint-Bacchus Brotherhood of French Guiana held its prestigious evening at the Mercure Royal Amazonia, an event marked by refinement and conviviality. This exceptional evening aimed to showcase French gastronomy, share our love of wine, and offer French Guiana a unique, rare, and unforgettable experience. The chosen theme, “The Roaring Twenties,” inspired an evening of elegance, sharing, and celebration, bringing together 245 guests in a sophisticated and festive atmosphere. At the heart of the menu was
On October 25 and 26, the Brotherhood of the Croatian Wine Knights traveled to Imotski, a wine-growing region in southern Dalmatia, to celebrate its chapter and explore its wine resources. Together with Slovenian Vice President Janez Dežman, we accepted their invitation and brought greetings from the FICB. On Saturday afternoon, the brotherhood paraded in costume through the streets of the town to the house of Ivan Turic, a recently deceased monk and collector whose home is soon to become a