VINIMPO TROPHY FOR FRENCH PRODUCER OF THE YEAR: UNION DES VITICULTEURS DE CHABLIS
The Union des Viticulteurs de Chablis (UVC) is a cooperative of 250 producers who together farm more than 1,200 hectares all over the Chablis region.
Some 65% of production is weighted towards production of Chablis with a further 22% for Petit Chablis, 8% Chablis premier cru and 5% ¡°other wines¡±.
Average annual turnover is €43 million and the 2010 harvest totalled 71,000 hectolitres.
The UVC is focused on the off-trade with major markets in the UK, the Netherlands and Eastern European countries.
It is part of the wider Blasons de Bourgogne, a group of over 800 winegrowers who represent every Burgundian region from Chablis in the north to the Mâconnais in the south. Blasons de Bourgogne presents its wines in four categories allowing consumers to gradually explore the various terroirs of the region.
The ¡°Classics¡± represent the entry-level wines and includes the UVC¡¯s Petit Chablis, the ¡°Ambassadors¡± line represents more specific geographical areas such as Chablis and the ¡°Great Wines¡±, where the premier cru wines are to be found.
