Le Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux
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Le Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux, or CIVB, the Bordeaux wine Bureau, created in 1948, is an French
interest group that represents nearly 10,000 Bordeaux wine
producers and growers, and 400 négociant
s. It is by some estimated to be the most important wine industry body in France.
A private association under the responsibility of the Ministère de l'Agriculture (Ministry of Agricultural Affairs), CIVB seeks to promote the interests of its members via national and international communications channels, conduct research into market trends in both production to distribution, and address viticulturally
technical issues of quality, environmental and heritage concerns.
Presidents of the organisation are elected for two-year terms by the membership, chosen alternately from growers and négociants. The position, in charge of a €
22m budget, is consiodered one of the most powerful positions in Bordeaux. The current president of CIVB is Alain Vironneau, and past presidents include Henri Martin
, Eric Dulong, Jean-Louis Trocard and Christian Delpeuch.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
interest group that represents nearly 10,000 Bordeaux wine
Bordeaux wine
A Bordeaux wine is any wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France. Average vintages produce over 700 million bottles of Bordeaux wine, ranging from large quantities of everyday table wine, to some of the most expensive and prestigious wines in the world...
producers and growers, and 400 négociant
Négociant
A négociant is the French term for a wine merchant who assembles the produce of smaller growers and winemakers and sells the result under its own name....
s. It is by some estimated to be the most important wine industry body in France.
A private association under the responsibility of the Ministère de l'Agriculture (Ministry of Agricultural Affairs), CIVB seeks to promote the interests of its members via national and international communications channels, conduct research into market trends in both production to distribution, and address viticulturally
Viticulture
Viticulture is the science, production and study of grapes which deals with the series of events that occur in the vineyard. When the grapes are used for winemaking, it is also known as viniculture...
technical issues of quality, environmental and heritage concerns.
Presidents of the organisation are elected for two-year terms by the membership, chosen alternately from growers and négociants. The position, in charge of a €
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
22m budget, is consiodered one of the most powerful positions in Bordeaux. The current president of CIVB is Alain Vironneau, and past presidents include Henri Martin
Henri Martin (wine)
Henri Martin was a French winemaker who for forty years served as mayor of Saint-Julien-Beychevelle in Médoc, became cited as the person responsible for reviving the ancient fame of the village, owned and managed a number of prominent French wine estates, and became considered a legendary figure...
, Eric Dulong, Jean-Louis Trocard and Christian Delpeuch.