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Bordeaux aims to become more modern with new wine styles and improved sustainability while vineyard area and production shrink. The industry association Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) has presented plans and initiatives for this.
Production fell by twelve percent in the 2025 vintage to 2.9 million hectoliters. The vineyard area decreased by nine percent to 86,000 hectares, the lowest value since 1986. Although Bordeaux still wants to stand for age-worthy red wines, the range of wine styles is being expanded. The production of sparkling wines (Crémant de Bordeaux) has quadrupled in ten years. New Crémant variants such as Blanc de Blancs, Blanc de Noirs, and Extra Brut, as well as varietal sparkling wines from the Sémillon grape, have been added. The historical Claret, a light, fruit-driven Bordeaux with a pale color that is consumed chilled, is being produced again as an appellation wine. The region Entre-deux-Mers, known for white wines, is now producing more red wine, while the proportion of white wines in the traditional red wine area Médoc is set to increase significantly.
The CIVB reaffirmed its sustainability goals in the program "Sustainable Impact". Wineries, trading houses, and a cooperative winery with around 10,000 hectares of vineyard area and 3,300 employees are participating. They aim to improve climate and environmental protection, biodiversity, health, and workplace safety. The average bottle weight of 443 grams is to be reduced by another ten percent by 2030. Recycled and alternative fibers are increasingly being used for labels. From 2027, Bordeaux producers want to offer at least one in ten bottles sold in France in reusable packaging. Greenhouse gas emissions are to be reduced by 54 percent by 2030 compared to 2007.
(al; Image: Bordeaux.com)
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