News October 2006

06.10.2006: From the beginning of November a rosé champagne from the house of Ayala has been for sale. It is called "Rosé Nature", and the "Nature" covers, that it contains absolutely no sugar after degorgement. This latest member of an increasingly popular, pink family mainly contains grapes from the harvest in 2002. It is mixed of 53 percent of Chardonnay from Cuis-Vertus, Pinot Noir from Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, Verzy and Rilly-la-Montagne and eight percent redwine from Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, says La Journée Vinicole. The house of Ayala is owned by another famous inhabitant of Aÿ, Bollinger.

17.10.2006:
Bollinger is not pleased. Bottles of Bolly has been put on sale in the sales of wine, that takes place in some French supermarket chains every autumn for a price of 27 euro. Similar bottles normally sell for more than double. The marketing director of Bollinger, Steven Leroux, says to Decanter.com, that the company wants further details about the sale, and that Bollinger considers a court case. According to the top boss, Ghislain de Montgolfier, an offer of this kind is bad for the image of Bollinger.

16.10.2006: Pommery is ready with another member of the young POP-family. A golden 20 centiliter POP in the blue and the pink series is ready for the Christmas-shopping, says Just-drinks.com.

19.10.2006: Remy Cointreau increased their turnover with 1,3 percent in the first six months of 2006, the group says to the British newsagency, Reuters. Demand of the champagne Piper-Heidsieck and of cognac has contributed to the growth.

20.10.2006: The Vranken-Pommery-Monopole group has grown 11,6 percent in the first six months of 2006. The group comprises Vins des Sables and Vins-de-Provence too, but it is mainly the activities in Champagne, that has put the growth of the year as high as 19,9 percent in Europe, 28,8 percent in the Americas and 64,5 percent in Asia, says La Journée Vinicole. The group follows the same trend as the collegues in Reims and Épernay, and has in 2006 introduced a new rosé. It is a millésime from 1999 in the upper end of the Pommery-assortment, the cuvée Louise.

24.10.2006: The purchase of Lanson International in March 2006 has halved the profit of Boizel Chanoine Champagne in the first half of the year, says Just-drinks.com.

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