News — Bordeaux

The fine wine market recovery accelerates in December 2025 as the Liv-ex 100 rises for the third month, led by French blue-chips. The secondary market for blue-chip French wines has officially broken its 36-month losing streak, marking December 2025 as the third consecutive month of growth.

The Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (UGCB) has officially confirmed the dates for the highly anticipated En Primeurs Week 2026, the premier event where wine professionals and press gather to taste and evaluate the latest Bordeaux vintage En Primeur.

France confirms historically low 2025 wine harvest and $150M vine uprooting plan to restructure the industry. The French Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed that 2025 production has hit historic lows, exacerbated by a massive government-funded "grubbing-up" program.

For the first time, Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos illustrated the wine label with her vibrant "Paraíso" (Paradise) artwork, featuring a detailed grape cluster symbolizing the natural and human elements that create great wine—earth, water, sun rays, night coolness, and human labor depicted as a triangle.