2025 bordeaux en primeur, France to uproot vines, OIV call for proposals

About this episode

This episode covers various topics including the 2025 Bordeaux en primeur campaign and recent industry developments.

This week Sam discusses a new wave of WSET diploma graduates, Trump tariffs, the 2025 Bordeaux en primeur campaign, France’s plan for more uprooting, Pernod Ricard and Brown-Foreman calling off merger talks, RNDC laying off more employees and the OIV’s call for potential presentations at their World Congress. You can read the transcript of this newscast (with linked news sources) at https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/2025-bordeaux-en-primeur-france-uproot-vines-oiv-call-proposals.

People in this episode

Host: Sam

Topics covered

• WSET diploma graduates
• Trump tariffs
• Bordeaux en primeur
• vine uprooting
• merger talks
• layoffs
• OIV proposals

Keywords

• Bordeaux
• WSET
• Pernod Ricard
• Brown-Foreman
• OIV
• vine uprooting
• Trump tariffs
• merger talks
• layoffs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WSET, Pernod Ricard, Brown-Foreman, RNDC, OIV

Places: France

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