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Hospices de Beaune: Eva Longoria and Dominic West to Patron the 164th Auction

30/10/2024

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The 164th Wine Auction of the Hospices de Beaune 2024 will take place under the town's hall on Sunday, November 17, starting at 2:30 PM.

The One Health cause, "one health," will be in the spotlight with exceptional sponsors…

The Hospices Civils de Beaune are organizing this auction in collaboration with Sotheby’s, the world leader in wine auctions. The 60-hectare estate has received organic certification following the 2024 harvest. It will auction 51 cuvées distributed across 438 lots of wine, including 321 red wines and 117 white wines, along with 3 "feullettes" (half of a "pièce": 114 litres).

The charity lot known as the “Piece des Présidents” is a Beaune Premier Cru, Les Bressandes, which will be sold to benefit the One Health cause. It reflects the relationship between health and the environment, supported by the Global Gift Foundation (GGF) and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). These two organizations will receive the proceeds from this sale, represented respectively by Dominic West and Zabou Breitman, and by Eva Longoria and Jean Reno.

In addition to supporting charitable causes, the Wine Auction of the Hospices de Beaune helps ensure the necessary investments for the health needs of the area, including improvements to medical equipment and the modernization of buildings and technical facilities. Today, the Hospices Civils de Beaune is a human-sized establishment with 1,000 beds and employs 1,500 people. In 2023, there were nearly 15,000 hospitalizations in medicine, surgery, and obstetrics, around 700 births, 90,000 outpatient consultations, and more than 20,000 emergency visits…

Journalists, here’s the program for the week:

• Thursday, November 7: The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) will release a press release and video presenting the 2024 vintage (summary of the weather conditions, indications on expected quality…).
• Tuesday, November 12: Exceptionnal Auction of Appellaitons Signs organized by the Bourgogne Wine Board to the profit of the cultural actions of the Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne (see all details)
• Thursday, November 14

          - 2 to 5:30pm: The “Roi Chambertin” tasting at the Tonnellerie Rousseau (BY INVITATION ONLY)

This tasting is organized exclusively for journalists, wine experts, and wine industry professionals (invitation request: Fabienne Nicot - event@odg-gevrey.fr). Click to find out more about the Roi Chambertin Tasting. 

          - 5:45 to 7pm:  Tastevinage Majors Ceremony at the Château du Clos de Vougeot (BY INVITATION ONLY)
Organized as a tasting event, this occasion allows professionals from the wine industry, restaurateurs, sommeliers, buyers, and specialized journalists to discover the wines recognized by the Jury receiving the MAJOR title. Click here for more information about the Tastevinage.

• Friday, November 15: 151st Fête des Grands Vins de Bourgogne - Palais des Congrès Beaune

Considered the oldest wine event to date, the Fête des Grands Vins de Bourgogne attracts more and more visitors each year. It provides a unique opportunity to taste all the Bourgogne wine appellations in one location, discovering the latest vintages.

⇒ Opens Friday, November 15 (from 9:30am to 2pm: Bourgogne producers and negociants /  from 9:30am to 12:30pm: journalists / from 2 to 7pm: general public)

⇒ and Saturday, November 16 (from 9am to 7pm: general public).

      Friday, November 15: 9:30am to 12:30pm: Special opening for journalists*

The BIVB press service offers personalized assistance. If you wish to meet industry professionals, please email us in advance (cecile.mathiaud@bivb.com) or ask us on-site.
Reminder: No need for a Hospices press badge to enter this tasting; the BIVB press service will provide one on-site.
          - 11am - Exclusive Press Tasting: Ladoix and the wines for the next St-Vincent tournante*

This year, the tasting will highlight the Ladoix appellation, in preparation for the upcoming Saint-Vincent Tournante, taking place on January 25 and 26, 2025, in the village of Ladoix-Serrigny.

This festival offers a festive and popular moment to explore the village's treasures through its wines, decorations, and activities. Along the route, tasting cellars will feature red and white wines from the appellations produced in the commune: Ladoix, Ladoix Premier Cru, and Corton Grand Cru.

• Saturday, November 16

          - 8:30 to 10:30am: Presentation of the 2024 Vintage by Ludivine Griveau* - Vineyard Manager of the Hospices de Beaune - Salle Saint-Nicolas at the Hôtel Dieu in Beaune (BY INVITATION ONLY, tasting limited to 25 people).

• Sunday, November 17

          - 9:45 to 11:30am - Joint press conference of the Hospices de Beaune and the Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) - Halles de Beaune, place de l'Hôtel Dieu*

An opportunity to present the 2024 vintage, review the economic situation of the industry, introduce the associations sponsored by the Piece des Présidents, and discuss the Hospices de Beaune estate and its projects.

          - 12:30pm - Press Lunch - Salle Saint Nicolas at the Hôtel Dieu of the Hospices Civils de Beaune

          - 2:30pm - Opening of the 164th Auction of the Hospices de Beaune - Halles de Beaune, place de l'Hôtel Dieu, Entrance B*. Access to the press area located above the auction room (BY INVITATION ONLY)

*A formal invitation has been sent by the Hospices de Beaune to participate in the events.
Click to ask for registration.

BIVB Press Contacts
Cécile Mathiaud - cecile.mathiaud@bivb.com - International Press - + 33 (0)6 08 56 85 56

Mathilde Paturaud - mathilde.paturaud@bivb.com - French Press - + 33 (0)6 78 78 07 68

Hospices de Beaune Press Contact

Estelle Bidault - estelle.bidault@ch-beaune.fr - + 33 (0)6 73 91 77 79