{"id":4677,"date":"2022-09-27T22:37:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T20:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winebrotherhoods.org\/brotherhoods\/france-brotherhood\/france-brotherhood-ordre-des-chevaliers-bretvins\/"},"modified":"2023-01-19T04:31:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T03:31:14","slug":"france-brotherhood-ordre-des-chevaliers-bretvins","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/winebrotherhoods.org\/en\/brotherhoods\/france-brotherhood\/france-brotherhood-ordre-des-chevaliers-bretvins\/","title":{"rendered":"France Brotherhood &#8211; ORDRE DES CHEVALIERS BRETVINS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4677\" class=\"elementor elementor-4677 elementor-1052\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee64093 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee64093\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e736100\" data-id=\"e736100\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7adc0dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7adc0dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ORDRE DES CHEVALIERS BRETVINS<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36a604f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36a604f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/winebrotherhoods.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Bretvins1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1057\" alt=\"Bretvins1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94c9119 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94c9119\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>History<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dacf2ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dacf2ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Founded in 1948, the Ordre des Chevaliers Bretvins has admitted some 3000 Chevaliers Bretvins to date. Exclusively masculine until 2009, the Order has since admitted ladies as &#8220;Dames de la Duchesse Anne&#8221;. They are currently around thirty.  <\/p>\n<p>The Order has also some fifteen Baillages (branches) abroad: in the UK, Germany, Belgium, Italy and in the USA.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da8cb25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da8cb25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Motto of the Order<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31e91dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31e91dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00ab Bois le vin, sois bon comme lui \u00bb (&#8220;drink the wine, and be as good as it is&#8221;)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da93fec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da93fec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The goals<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-180d5ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"180d5ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The goals<\/strong> of the the Ordre des Chevaliers Bretvins are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>1- Promoting the products from the Pays Nantais, especially its great wines such as the Muscadet, and its local cuisine.<\/p>\n<p>2- Maintaining and reinstating celebrations, customs and traditions of high-Breton folklore.<\/p>\n<p>3- Developing tourism in the Pays Nantais and all events which can serve this aim.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b3f51d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b3f51d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Categories of members and grades<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0166116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0166116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At its events, the Order may gather more than 400 Chevaliers and Dames de la Duchesse in costume. The costume consists of the gown, the hat, the necklace and white gloves. Collars, shirt fronts and the lower part of the sleeves differ according to the position in the hierarchy. The Chevaliers: the Chevaliers being admitted wear green collars. The Bell-ringers wear a blue collar. The Consuls (dignitaries bestowed with particular honors depending on services they provided to the Order) wear yellow collars. The members of the High Council (max. 40), decision makers of the Order, have a red velvet collar. In addition, dignitaries wear various ermines according to their ranks. The costume of the Dames de la Duchesse Anne consists of a cape and a more feminine head-dress than that of the Chevaliers.   <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-732f61e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"732f61e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>NEWS<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2beb5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a2beb5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/winebrotherhoods.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bretvins2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1059\" alt=\"bretvins2\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01a2d84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"01a2d84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/winebrotherhoods.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Bretvins2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1062\" alt=\"Bretvins2 1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-753f533 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"753f533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Four events mark the year for our Order:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c5de3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c5de3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>the Sunday following the Saint-Vincent day: celebration of Saint-Vincent in a different parish each year;<\/li>\n<li>the third week-end in March since 1949: participation in Expovall at Vallet (commercial exhibition);<\/li>\n<li>mid-June since 1993: Celebration of the Flower of the Vine, each year in a different municipality, with a procession through the vinyards and a lunch in the countryside; end of October-beginning of November: presentation of the Golden Bottle to the municipality whose wine-growers have received most medals at the Paris and Nantes wine contests. The Muscadet-planted area is taken into account.<\/li>\n<li>At each of these events, a grand Chapter allows for the admission in the Order of new Chevaliers and <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dames de la Duchesse Anne.<\/p>\n<p>Other Chapters and events may be organized outside these four major events.<\/p>\n<p>French Chevaliers (in particular the Ambassadors) travel regularly to our foreign Baillages (branches) to attend their events.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cf1050 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cf1050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>18 June 2016 : Claude NICOL becomes the 7th Grand Master of the Order of the Chevaliers Bretvins<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a971697 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a971697\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There were many Dames of the Duchess Anne and Chevaliers Bretvins, from France and from overseas, gathered in the court of honor of the Ch\u00e2teau of Goulaine for a very important event indeed for the Order of the Chevaliers Bretvins. Many friends of the Order and members of the new Grand Master\u2019s family were also in attendance for this sunny evening. <\/p>\n<p>Our Order, created in 1948, welcomed that day its 7th Grand Master: after 13 years of a dedicated tenure, Jean-Marie LORE, appointed in 2003, passed the position over to Claude NICOL, <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winebrotherhoods.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Bretvins_18_juin_2016_discours.pdf\">Click here for the speeches of Jean-Marie LORE and Claude NICOL<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96d8398 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"96d8398\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/winebrotherhoods.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/grand-defile-au-cheteau-de-Goulaine-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1066\" alt=\"grand defile au cheteau de Goulaine 1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Grand procession at the Ch\u00e2teau de Goulaine<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72f3022 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72f3022\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/winebrotherhoods.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jean-Marie-Lore-presente-son-successeur-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1068\" alt=\"Jean Marie Lore presente son successeur 1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">J.M.LORE presents his successor C. NICOL <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-665c33f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"665c33f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/winebrotherhoods.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Claude-NICOL-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1070\" alt=\"Claude NICOL 1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Claude NICOL after his installation<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b78d1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b78d1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"283\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/winebrotherhoods.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Claude-Nicol-et-ses-predecesseursM.-Bolo-et-JM-Lore-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1072\" alt=\"Claude Nicol et ses predecesseursM. Bolo et JM Lore 1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">C. NICOL with his two immediate predecessors M. BOLO and J.M. LORE<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5847ea sticky-column\" data-id=\"f5847ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1d0c25 sticky-parent elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1d0c25\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3aa9316\" data-id=\"3aa9316\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3047db5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3047db5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/winebrotherhoods.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/France_Bretvins_logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1054\" alt=\"France Bretvins logo\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-381dcc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"381dcc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tour des Archives<\/p>\n<p>Ch\u00e2teau de Goulaine<\/p>\n<p>44115- Haute Goulaine<\/p>\n<p>FRANCE<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grand Ma\u00eetre<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Claude NICOL<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conn\u00e9tables<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gilbert BOSSARD et Alain GENESTAL<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chancelier<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Paul Dalon<\/p>\n<p><strong>H\u00e9raut<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jean-Marie Girard<\/p>\n<p><strong>contact<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/webmail1e.orange.fr\/webmail\/fr_FR\/read.html?FOLDER=SF_INBOX&amp;IDMSG=30437&amp;check=&amp;SORTBY=31##\">bretcom@orange.fr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jean-Marie Girard<\/p>\n<p>Tel. : +33 (0)2 40 80 49 50<\/p>\n<p>Mobile : +33 (0)6 82 23 11 61<\/p>\n<p><strong>Site<\/strong> : <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bretvins.com\/\">www.bretvins.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ORDRE DES CHEVALIERS BRETVINS History Founded in 1948, the Ordre des Chevaliers Bretvins has admitted some 3000 Chevaliers Bretvins to date. 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