INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION
OF WINE BROTHERHOODS
FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE
DES CONFRÉRIES BACHIQUES
Our Newsletter n°17 (September 2023) is now available. It gives an update on our activities and the prospects for our future international events. Our members are encouraged to disseminate it
At the F.I.C.B.’s 2023 general assembly, the Illustrious Order of the Knights of Medusa was entrusted with the organisation of our Federation’s 53rd International Congress, scheduled for 2026. This Congress
The Knights of the Vine of Japan (KoV Japan) brotherhood was founded in 1986. It is the only F.I.C.B. member wine brotherhood in Japan. Its Master Commander, Shoji Kinoshita, and
The Brotherhood of the Knights of the Vine of Korea was created in 2018 and has been a member of the F.I.C.B. ever since. Their aim is to raise awareness
The second FICB-sponsored discovery tour took place from 18 to 22 July 2023. The participants of the F.I.C.B., who had come from Austria, France, Hungary and Switzerland and were keen
The 52nd F.I.C.B. International Congress opened on Saturday 27 May with a speech by the President of the Portuguese Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and a message from Eduardo-Vitor Rodrigues,
F.I.C.B. encourages its member brotherhoods to develop initiatives to acquire and gain recognition for individual expertise in the identification of grape varieties and appellations. At our 2023 General Assembly, we
The Ordo Equestris Vini Europae (O.E.V.E.) is a knightly order that promotes the values and culture of wine, and more generally the values of friendship and peace in Europe. It
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,
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