INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION
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On September 16, the Académie du Cep de Genève celebrated its 70th anniversary during its annual Chapter in the nearby wine village of Russin, where the 60th fête des vendanges
The 2nd F.I.C.B. International Wine Tasting and Rating Challenge will take place in Hungary from 23 to 26 May 2024 in the Budapest region, with a possible extension to the
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