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166th Hospices de Beaune wine action

Sunday 15th November 2026

HALLES DE BEAUNE, PLACE DE L’ HÔTEL-DIEU, ENTRANCE B

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PRESS PROGRAM 2026

Thursday 22nd October 2026

Press conference for the 166th Hospices de Beaune charity wine sale

SOTHEBY’S FRANCE, 83 RUE DU FAUBOURG SAINT HONORÉ, 75008 PARIS

10 a.m. : Press conference

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Friday 13th November

153rd Fête des Grands Vins de Bourgogne

PALAIS DES CONGRES, 19 AVENUE CHARLES DE GAULLE, BEAUNE 

9:30 a.m. : Opening to journalist

The Comité des vins de Bourgogne (Interprofession of Burgundy wines) and industry professionals welcome you to this unique tasting organised by the Confédération des Appellations et des Vignerons de Bourgogne (CAVB):

The Fête des Grands Vins de Bourgogne is a unique opportunity to taste all of Burgundy’s appellation wines in one place, every year, and discover the latest vintages.

The Comité des vins de Bourgogne press staff will be happy to welcome you. If you ever wish to meet with professionals from the wine industry, please send an email prior to the event to cecile.mathiaud@bivb.com for international journalists and mathilde.paturaud@bivb.com for French journalists, or inform us when you arrive.

Reminder: No need to have Hospices de Beaune press badge to enter the Congress Center at 9.30am. The Comité des vins de Bourgogne press staff will be happy to welcome you and provide you with a press badge.

10 a.m. : Special press tasting

This year, the tasting will highlight the following appellations:

  • Volnay, in the context of the next Saint-Vincent Tournante, which will take place on 30 and 31 January 2027 in the village of Volnay. Click here to find out more.
  • Bourgogne Côtes du Couchois Blanc: a major new development, as the appellation, which was previously produced exclusively as a red wine, will now also be produced as a white wine.

Saturday 14th November

Introduction to the 2026 vintage

SALLE SAINT-NICOLAS DE L’HÔTEL-DIEU, BEAUNE

8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. : Introduction to the 2026 vintage with Ludivine Griveau,

vineyard-manager and winemaker Domaine des Hospices de Beaune.

Please arrive 5 to 10mn earlier so the tasting can begin on time.

Sunday 15th November

Press conference

HALLES DE BEAUNE, PLACE DE L’HÔTEL DIEU, ENTRANCE B 

10 a.m. : Press conference

Press conference of the Hospices de Beaune and the Comité des vins de Bourgogne will take place under the Halles.
Reception and distribution of press kits starting at 9:30 a.m. 

Press lunch (cocktail party)

SAINT NICOLAS ROOM, AT HÔTEL-DIEU DES HOSPICES CIVILS DE BEAUNE

12.30 p.m. : Press lunch (cocktail party)​

166th Hospices de Beaune charity wine sale

Halles de Beaune, place de l’ Hôtel-Dieu, Entrance B for journalists

2:30 p.m. : Opening of the 166th Hospices de Beaune charity wine sale

• Acces to the auction room : the press office is localed just above the auction room (with wifi access)

Your press room at the Hospices de Beaune

PRESS OFFICE ABOVE THE AUCTION ROOM (inside Les Halles)

Saturday, 14th November, from 7:45 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Sunday, 15 November, from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The Hospices de Beaune press staff will be happy to welcome you. We will provide you:

• Your personal press badge
• Your press kit
• Your wifi access

Follow us throughout the weekend on social media with #HospicesdeBeaune #VinsBourgogne.