This area is dedicated to wine professionals including sommeliers, restaurateurs, wine store owners importers and trainers. Welcome to your very own BIVB website where you can find all the tips and tools you need. You will find documentation, photography, training tools and all kinds of other useful information here to facilitate your search. You can also browse our events and training calendar and you are welcome to attend any that appeal. If you require any further information then don’t hesitate to contact us!
What an unexpected year 2025 turned out to be. Yields may sit below expectations, yet the growing season shaped a strikingly successful vintage. A combination of millerandage, two intense heatwaves, and well-timed rainfall during harvest produced wines with depth of color, concentration, and balance.
Growers and Négociants are unanimous in their praise, describing the wines as splendid and radiant, showing impressive promise in both red and white. Fermentations progressed smoothly, revealing precise aromatics and a freshness that characterizes Bourgogne’s greatest years.
With varied terroirs and staggered picking dates, the resulting wines display an expansive aromatic spectrum. All signs suggest that 2025 is a vintage to lay down with confidence.
White Wines
Two distinct styles are emerging among the whites this year. On one side are wines driven by freshness, showing notes of white-fleshed fruit such as pear and peach. On the other are richer, more expansive wines marked by exotic fruit characters and a round, supple texture.
As an early and sun-filled vintage, 2025 particularly favored Aligoté. The resulting wines show a striking balance between acidity and alcohol, highlighting the variety’s natural tension and clarity.
Red Wines
Small berries with perfectly ripe skins have shaped deeply colored reds with supple, finely woven tannins. Alcohol levels remain moderate, lending an appealing sense of lift. This balance is carried by a vivid expression of small red fruits - particularly bright cherry and raspberry.
Despite their delicacy, these wines are poised for impressive longevity, with the structure and definition needed to age gracefully.
Crémant de Bourgogne
More than for any other category, the harvest for Crémant de Bourgogne unfolded in two distinct phases.
The first pick, carried out under the bright August sun, yielded structured, concentrated base wines with notable aromatic intensity. The second, coming after early?September rainfall, provided grapes with fresher, more delicate profiles.
These contrasting conditions give the 2025 vintage an unusually broad aromatic palette, enabling a wide range of blends and producing Crémant of depth, precision, and clearly defined character.
Sales of Bourgogne wines remain positive, though the pace is slowing in both French mass retail and export markets. The 2025-2026 upstream campaign begins against an uncertain economic backdrop. The 2025 harvest is estimated at 1.43 million hectoliters (190.7 million bottles), slightly below the ten-year average of 1.48 million hl. Combined with an already low-volume 2024 vintage, this context explains the softening seen across several upstream market indicators.
Stocks continue to play a stabilizing role. Despite a 14.8% year-on-year decline at the estate level, they remain 7% above the five-year average. This cushion helps absorb production fluctuations and ensures a more secure start to the new campaign.
Domestic wine consumption in France continues to fall, although Bourgogne is somewhat less affected, helped by its predominantly white-wine production.
In mass retail, the momentum of white wines offsets the slowdown in Bourgogne reds, leading to an overall positive trend: +0.8% in volume and +0.7% in value (January to October 12, 2025, vs. same period 2024). Generic brands and private-label wines provide meaningful support in this segment.
Exports, after a strong start to the year, now show a slight deceleration, driven in part by global trade tensions. Over the first eight months of 2025, Bourgogne exports continue to post gains, up 4.3% in volume and 1.2% in value versus 2024.
Since July, imports to the United States have declined sharply due to new customs tariffs. Conversely, Canada shows remarkable growth, supported by CETA and local measures restricting American wines. Emerging markets also continue to demonstrate potential - notably Brazil, which is experiencing strong expansion.
From 9 to 11 February 2026, the Bourgogne Wine Board will showcase Bourgogne wines in Paris through meetings, tastings, and new immersive experiences. Wine Paris 2026 will take place at Paris Expo - Porte de Versailles, bringing together French and international wine professionals around the latest trends and innovations in the sector.
The Bourgogne Wine Board will once again be present within the Bourgogne-Jura pavilion, featuring an institutional stand dedicated to the region’s diversity. This space will highlight emblematic appellations through short, focused tasting workshops, as well as lesser-known appellations recognized for their outstanding quality-to-price ratio, presented by our Official Bourgogne Wine Ambassadors.
Visitors will have access to an interactive map to help locate participating domaines and Négociants, ensuring a more seamless and personalized experience.
On Wednesday, 11 February, from 2:30 to 3:30 pm, a masterclass will spotlight the Bourgogne Wine Board’s decarbonization initiatives, underscoring the region’s momentum and long-term direction.
Altogether, these activities will shape Bourgogne’s presence at the fair, promising an inspiring and engaging experience for all wine professionals. Don’t miss this exceptional event
Â
The 2024 Vintage, one year on: rare but delicious wines
Twelve months after the harvest, the 2024 vintage is beginning to show its full character. Bourgogne winegrowers navigated a season marked by frost, hail, and heavy rainfall to produce wines of notable finesse.
A dry, sunny August preserved ripeness, though volumes fell well below the five-year average (1.21 million hectoliters versus 1.48 million hl).
The white wines stand out for their freshness and elegance. In the Chablis and Grand Auxerrois districts, citrus and white-flower notes dominate, while the Côte de Beaune offers balanced wines with yellow-fruit and citrus profiles. The Côte Chalonnaise delivers density and minerality, and the Mâconnais shows impressive aromatic richness.
The red wines are showing a more classic style. In both the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune, they display vibrant fruit intensity supported by silky tannins. In the Grand Auxerrois, they show crisp, fresh profiles, while the Côte Chalonnaise brings livelier, more expressive profiles.
This is a vintage marked by balance and immediate pleasure, enjoyable now yet fully capable of aging gracefully.
A defining symbol of Bourgogne and the historic capital of its wine culture, Beaune draws worldwide attention each year during the famed Hospices de Beaune wine auction. The town’s flamboyant Hôtel-Dieu, along with the grand, hushed cellars of its Négociants and wineries, welcomes countless visitors.
Beaune is also home to one of the largest vineyard areas on the Côte. Historically known as the “Pinot Vermeil” of the Dukes of Bourgogne, its reds have been celebrated since the early Middle Ages for their youthful energy, generous character, and aromatic depth. White wines are rarer but reveal the full potential of Chardonnay on well-suited sites.
Wine Style
The vineyard location shapes clear stylistic differences: to the north, wines tend to be more intense and powerful; to the south, they are generally rounder and more supple. Red Wines A brilliant, vivid robe - luminous and scarlet - signals aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, cherry, redcurrant, and hints of forest floor. With age, notes of truffle, leather, and spice emerge. In their youth, Beaune reds show the bright, just picked appeal of fresh fruit. Firm, forthright, and full of sap; they open beautifully over time, revealing structure and persuasive depth. White Wines Pale gold with green highlights, Beaune whites show aromas of almond, dried fruit, ferns, and white flowers, with honey and cinnamon appearing more regularly. They can be enjoyed young for their fruit or a bit more mature for their breadth and supple texture. Food Pairings Red: Generous and aromatically expressive, Beaune reds pair beautifully with richly flavored, firm textured meats such as roast or braised game. For cheese, consider Epoisses, Soumaintrain, Munster, or Maroilles. Serving temperature: 15-16°C. White: Fresh and floral, Beaune whites shine with poultry or veal in a cream sauce, fish tagines, sushi, or grilled sea fish. With age and added richness, they pair gracefully with cheeses such as Cîteaux, Comté, or certain goat cheeses. Serving temperature: 12-14°C.
Bourgogne vs. Burgundy: to re-affirm their identity, the region and the producers are reverting back to the original French iteration of the name, Bourgogne.
9 issues per year, published by
Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins de Bourgogne
12, Boulevard Bretonnière - BP 60150 - F-21204 BEAUNE CEDEX
Tel. 00 33 (0)3 80 25 04 80
COPYING OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS NEWSLETTER FOR FAIR USE IS AUTHORISED
Press
professional access
Educator Area 
extranet
Partager
