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Bonjour! Welcome to Tastin’ France, our 14th annual trade tasting roadshow, taking place in 2 Canadian cities this year: Montréal & Toronto. Our trade tastings aim at encouraging the distribution of French wines in North America, by introducing new exciting products or increasing the presence of existing ones. Our mission is to foster business opportunities and initiate network connections between professionals of the trade and French wine & spirits suppliers. Business France, the French Trade Commission in North America, is very pleased to welcome wine and spirits industry professionals to discover our 5 French wine producers enthusiastic to pour their best offer in person. We wish you a memorable tasting experience!
Emilie Dyan
Managing Director Agrotech North America Business France North America
Manilay Saito
Senior Manager Wine, Beer and Spirits Business France North America
This year, we’re doing things a little differently: each producer will present 2 of their wines during the introductory tasting luncheon, you will find them with this icon in the catalogue. Enjoy!
Prestige des Grands Vins de France Wine merchant
Contact Patricia Corcia Phone: +33 380 261 230 Email: patricia.corcia@pgvf.fr Address: 4 Rue Docteur Guyot / 21420 Savigny-lès-Beaune Website: www.pgvf.fr
Imported and distributed in: USA, China, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Brazil, Northern & Central Europe, Canada - only looking to expand their restaurant distribution Export turnover: 98% of yearly turnover
Who Are They? Prestige des Grands vins de France was created by Alain Corcia in 1983 to promote and market Burgundy wines all around the world. Joined by his wife Patricia 10 years later, the couple’s philosophy is to select only wines with excellent value and that reflect their rich terroir. Today, Prestige des Grands Vins de France supplies a large range of top Burgundy, Rhone valley and Bordeaux wines all over Asia, America and eastern Europe, through 100 different appellations.
Featured Wines Domaine Potinet Ampeau Meursault 1er cru le Porusot 2007 white, still AOC Meursault Chardonnay
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Bourgogne Featured Wines
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Domaine Hubert Lignier Morey st Denis 1er cru La riotte 2011 red, still AOC Morey Saint Denis Pinot Noir
Alain Corcia Montagny 1er cru 2015 white, still AOC Montagny Chardonnay
Domaine Potinet Ampeau Puligny Montrachet 2013 white, still AOC Puligny Montrachet Chardonnay
Comte Louis de Clermont Tonnerre Ventoux Cuvee grenache 2018 red, still AOC Ventoux Grenache
Alain Corcia Mercurey 1er cru 2018 red, still AOC Mercurey Pinot Noir
Alain Corcia Côtes de Nuits Villages 2014 red, still AOC Côtes de Nuits Villages Pinot Noir
Domaine Ravaut Aloxe corton 1er cru 2013 red, still AOC Aloxe Corton Pinot Noir
Domaine Trapet Rochelandet Gevrey Chambertin Les Carougeots 2012 red, still AOC Gevrey Chambertin Pinot Noir
Domaine Hubert Lignier Nuits Saint Georges les Poisets 2013 red, still AOC Nuits Saint Georges Pinot Noir
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Champagne A.D. Coutelas Winemaker
Contact Angelique Coutelas Phone: +33 678 281 931 Email: contact@champagne-adcoutelas.com Address: 557 Avenue du General Leclerc / 51530 Dizy Website: www.champagne-adcoutelas.com
Vineyard: 7 ha Imported and distributed in: Norway, United States, Denmark, Taiwan Annual production: 100,000 bottles Export turnover: 80% of yearly turnover
Who Are They? Established at Villers-sous-Châtillon, in the heart of Marne Valley since 1809, Maison A.D.Coutelas benefits from a wealth of ancestral expertise. Their wines are ambassadors of Champagne’s authenticity and tradition. For eight generations, the Coutelas family has cultivated the art of the vine day after day, passing on unique expertise, skills and passion. With roots in the greatest of Champagne’s terroirs, the Coutelas vineyards gained their identity from the cultivation of three grape varietals (Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier), offering a spectrum of subtle aromas that perfectly reflects the unique influences of this region. Dedicated to preserving the environment and their family vineyards, Maison Coutelas only grows their vines using organic methods, in a respectful and sustainable fashion.
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Champagne Featured Wines
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ORIGIN Champagne Brut
white, sparkling AOC Champagne Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier Decanter DWWA Silver 90 points Gold medal - Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2019
ELOGE Champagne Blanc de Blancs white, sparkling AOC Champagne Chardonnay
LOUIS VICTOR Champagne Extra Brut Solera white, sparkling AOC Champagne Pinot Meunier
1809 Champagne Fût de Chêne Extra Brut white, sparkling AOC Champagne Chardonnay, Pinot Noir Vinalies® Internationales 2019 Gold medal - concours des oenologues de France
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Champagne Boever A&S Winemaker
Contact Anne-Sophie Boever Phone: +33 326 570 420 Email: boever@cegetel.net Address: Rue du Champ Neuville / 51150 Tauxieres Mutry Website: www.champagne-boever-et-fils.com
Vineyard: 5 ha Imported and distributed in: Japan, Sweden, Italy, Belgium, Finland Annual production: 25,000 bottles Export turnover: 50% of yearly turnover
Who Are They? Champagne Boever A&S is located in Tauxieres-Mutry, to the north of Epernay. The 3rd generation of grower-producers (since 1946) the maison only uses traditional production methods. Their grapes come from grand cru vines located in Louvois, Bouzy and Ay. The vines are grown following sustainable agriculture methods on 5 ha; 3.5 ha of Pinot noir and 1.5 ha of Chardonnay.
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Champagne Featured Wines
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CARTE BLANCHE - Brut Grand Cru white, sparkling AOC Champagne Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
LES DAMES DE FRANCE- Brut Grand Cru white, sparkling AOC Champagne Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
ROSE - Brut Grand Cru rosé, sparkling AOC Champagne Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
CUVEE SPECIALE BASTIEN THOMAS Brut Grand Cru white, sparkling AOC Champagne Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
MILLESIME 2012 - Brut Grand Cru white, sparkling AOC Champagne Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
3 FILLES DE CARACTRES - Extra Brut Grand Cru white, sparkling AOC Champagne Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
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Vignobles Patrice Moreux Winemaker
Contact Arnaud Moreux Phone: +33 675 002 785 Email: patrice.moreux@wanadoo.fr Address: 1, chemin des vallées, les loges / 58150 Pouilly-Sur-Loire Website: www.pouilly.com
Vineyard: 75 ha Imported and distributed in: United States, England, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Hong Kong, Scotland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Japan, Maldives, Singapore, Russia Annual production: 300,000 bottles Export turnover: 47% of yearly turnover
Who Are They? Winemaking being a tradition in the Moreux family for 13 generations, Patrice Moreux now cultivates the family’s 35-ha vineyard with his sons Arnaud and Julien. The Pouilly-sur-Loire family vineyard’s terroir is ideal for grape growing; it has been cultivated since the eleventh century, initially by Benedictine monks. Patrice Moreux also cultivates 5 hectares of Sancerre (sauvignon blanc) on the clay-limestone soils of Chavignol and Crézancy, as well as 30 hectares of vineyard in Côtes de Provence, situated in “La vallée des Maures”, in the heart of the AOC. In each of their bottles, you will taste a passion, a savoir-faire, a permanent search for the truth, a philosophy where nature is queen, leaving no place for chemicals or commercial yeasts. Their wine is fermented naturally and produced traditionally in the greatest respect of the terroirs.
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Loire Valley Featured Wines
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Corty Artisan INTRO 2018 white, still AOC Pouilly fumé Sauvignon blanc
Corty Artisan SILEX 2017
white, still AOC Pouilly fumé Sauvignon blanc 89/100 Wine Enthusiast - 16.5 Jancis Robinson
Corty Artisan SILEX 2018 white, still AOC Pouilly fumé Sauvignon blanc
Corty Artisan CAILLOTTES 2017
white, still AOC Pouilly fumé Sauvignon blanc 90/100 Wine Enthusiast - 17 Jancis Robinson
Corty Artisan CAILLOTTES 2018 white, still AOC Pouilly fumé Sauvignon blanc
Corty Artisan LA LOGE AUX MOINES 2017 white, still AOC Pouilly fumé Sauvignon blanc 92/100 Wine Enthusiast
Corty Artisan INTRO 2018 white, still AOC Sancerre Sauvignon blanc
Corty Artisan LES MONTS DAMNES 2017 white, still AOC Sancerre Sauvignon blanc 91/100 Wine Enthusiast
Château des Vingtinières 2018 rosé, still AOC Côtes de Provence Cinsault, Grenache, Syrah 90/100 Vinous
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Ch창teau de Gourdon Winemaker
Contact Borce Ilioski Phone: +33 490 404 050 Email: contact@chateaudegourdon.com Address: Chemin de Gourdon 921 / 84500 Bollene, France Website: www.chateaudegourdon.com/
Vineyard: 48 ha Annual production: 150,000 liters
Who Are They? The Ch창teau de Gourdon estate spreads over 50 ha in the southern, hilled area of the Rhone Valley, at the very border of the Ch창teauneufdu-Pape appellation. The first vines on this location date back to 1870. Planted on sandy-soiled slopes with southern exposure, the vines are bathed in direct sunlight all day long, while the Mistral wind keeps the grapes healthy. These factors contribute to producing high-quality grapes every harvest, offering a base to complex wines with pronounced aromaticity and character. Ch창teau de Gourdon produces wines from several grape varietals, including Grenache Blanc, Viognier, Grenache Noir, Syrah, and Carignan.
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Rhône Valley Featured Wines
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HARVEST CASTLE GOURDON «Fontaine du Sud» 2018
white, still AOC Côtes du Rhône 20% Grenache blanc, 20% Clairette, 20% Roussanne, 20% Marsanne, 20% Viognier 90/100 Jeb Dunnuck
HARVEST CASTLE GOURDON «Terrasse au Soleil» 2018 white, still AOC Côtes du Rhône 100% Grenache Blanc 91/100 Jeb Dunnuck
HARVEST CASTLE GOURDON «Mistral au Jardin» 2018
rosé, still AOC Côtes du Rhône 60% Cinsault, 40% Grenache noir
HARVEST CASTLE GOURDON «Vase de Pierre» 2017
red, still AOC Côtes du Rhône 65% Grenache Noir and 35% Syrah Gold Medal - Mundus Vini
HARVEST CASTLE GOURDON «Vase de Pierre» 2018 red, still AOC Côtes du Rhône Grenache and Syrah
HARVEST CASTLE GOURDON «Jolie Balade» 2018
red, still AOC Côtes du Rhône Grenache Noir, Syrah, Carignan, Cinsault Mourvedre
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The claim Made in France, Made with Love conveys a promise rooted in the French food industry‘s values: the quality know-how, the passion and commitment.