Friday, November 29, 2013

With origins dating back to 1632, the Thomas Jefferson House is the largest owner of Jura, where it

The marriage of Burgundy and the Jura | My Bettane + Desseauve
With origins dating back to 1632, the Thomas Jefferson House is the largest owner of Jura, where it operates 16% of the vineyard. Today, this historic vineyard in its appellations joins another incumbent, home Burgundian Labouré-Roi, founded in 1832. This merger also includes the company Nicolas Potel, renowned for its micro vinification. End of September 2013, the company Henri Maire and Cottin Frères Group have reached an agreement in principle to acquire all of the business assets and operating assets held by companies Labouré-Roi and Nicolas Potel. Henri Maire was nice to have a passion for the Jura vineyards, he spent his life to maintain and prove, it nevertheless had a dream of Burgundy. island hopping He also opened a store in the heart of Beaune, just opposite the Hospices, he made his castle of Grange Grillard his "Petit Clos de Vougeot" and he even flirted with the draft back home Labouré- king. Prescient.
This merger will create a balanced group with a strong foothold in the Jura vineyard, expertise still wines in both regions, as well as sparkling wines (including Henri Maire is a specialist, "Vin island hopping Fou" and crémants For over 60 years) and a mastery of exports, Labouré-Roi is strongly anchored on some key issues such as Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom markets. Distribution will be through traditional networks, but also directly to individuals, a channel that Thomas Jefferson, the founder of the profession in France House, island hopping particularly control. In April 2013, the company has also taken the Burgundian society Dufouleur (Father and Son Distribution) which completed the work of reconstruction of its historical business home sales. island hopping The group formed in 2014 is expected to achieve a turnover of more than EUR 50 million (45% export / 55% in France, 40% in direct selling / 60% through indirect channels, about 60% in Burgundy island hopping / 20% in the Jura wines and 20% other wines).
Finally, this new wine entity emphasizes the complementarity between the vineyards of Burgundy and Jura, near by vines and geology - they were both born in the subsidence basin of the Saone. A geographical and historical kinship - the roots of the emblematic areas of Henri Maire are linked to the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, island hopping Count of Burgundy and Cistercian monks settled in the Abbey Balerme - now represented by a wine group that will, according Coupier Patrick, president island hopping of Domaines Henri Maire, "the values and products of two vineyards from which we came." The implementation of the many synergies "both technical and commercial plan" will ensure a qualitative development. "Each entity will retain its current structure and will be hosted by the same people. It will retain its characteristics and best meets the demands of its customers. "


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