France

The sparkling wine market remains limited in respect of that of still wine.

Summary
 Champagne Appelation
 Alsace
 Bordeaux
 Burgondy
 Rhone Valley
 Jura
 Languedoc Roussillon
 Loire Valley
 Savoie
 South-West

 Sparkling wine production 2010: 550 million of bottles
Source: SFVM.

 Sparkling wine consumption 2010: 385.32 million of bottles
Source: Vinexpo - IWSR.

 French sparkling wine exportation from 2009 to 2010:

Volum:1 514 000 hl (2009) (- 3.8 % compared with 2006).
Source: Ministry for Agriculture and Fisheries/ www.onivins.fr

Value: €2 113.233 million (2010).
Source: www.maisons-champagne.com and Douanes/F.E.V.S.

Champagne Appelation

The grape varieties in 2010:

Source: SGV - 2011

Social economic families

 Wine-growers
 Champagne maker-vintners
 Winegrowers coops
 Champagne Houses
 The biggest markets in 2010:
- France: 185 098 656 of bottles.
- European Union: 80 784 637 of bottles.
- The Third World Countries: 53 729 893 of bottles.
Source: CIVC - 2011

  Top 10 of champagne markets in 2010 :
- United Kingdom: 35 488 401 of bottles
- United-States: 16 934 242 of bottles
- Germany: 13 076 153 of bottles
- Belgium: 8 806 008 of bottles
- Japan: 7 464 935 of bottles
- Italy: 7 183 113 of bottles
- Switzerland: 5 442 295 of bottles
- Spain: 3 689 307 of bottles
- Australia: 3 687 140 of bottles
- Netherlands 2 474 876 of bottles
Source: CIVC - 2011

 New markets in 2010: are increasing compared with 2009. Brazil represents currently 99 611 bottles (increase by +63.2% compared with 2009), Russia with 1 078 214 bottles in 2010 (by + 87.6 %), China with 1 103 763 bottles (+ 89.9 %), United Arab Emirat with 1 173 061 bottles (+ 39.1%).

More information: Business Committee of Champagne Wine (CIVC)

Sources: Champagne Viticole - March 2007 and CIVC

Alsace

 Vineyard

- 15 548 ha in production for approximatively 911 380 hl in 2010. More than 145 million of bottles sold in 2010, 25 % of which for export.
- 4 700 wine-growers, 940 merchants (2010).
- Main grape varieties (2010): 21.7 % Riesling - 21.4 % Pinot blanc - 19 % Gewurztraminer - 15,2 % Pinot gris (tokay) - 8.2 % Sylvaner - 9.9 % Pinot noir and others (4.6%).

 Alsace Appelation, key figures for 2010/2011: 3.9 % AOC Grand Cru (35 350 hl)- 69.7 % AOC Alsace 634 990 hl) - 26.4 % AOC Cremant (241 030 hl).
Source: www.cnaoc.org and www.vinsalsace.com

 Alsace cremant

- A leader for the Alsace vineyard. Light sparkling wine (approximatively 12 % of alcohol) and fruity.
- 520 grower-producers (2010).
- Grape varieties: Auxerrois, Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Gris or Pinot Noir
- Production (2010): 243 057 hl
- Marketing (2010): 32 000 000 of bottles
- Exportation (2010): 5 900 000 of bottles
- Main possibilities for its markets (2010): East of France (1/3), North of France(1/4), 9 % in Paris area, 18 % for export.
- Major international markets (2010): Belgium-Luxembourg mainly, then Germany. _ Source: www.lenouveleconomist.fr - 26/06/2011

Bordeaux

 Vineyards

- 115 100 ha (2010) in production (- 2 % compared with 2009).
- It represented in 2010 13.66 % of French AOC wines and involves 7495 AOC producers.
- The Bordeaux wine trade is the second largest in France (after that of Champagne) in 2009.
Source: www.vins-bordeaux.com

 Bordeaux Cremant

- "AOC" Sparkling wines vinified according to the tradional method. They could be white wines or rosé wines.
- Surface area in production (2009): 253 ha in all Gironde area.
- Production (2009): 16 689 hl
- 109 producers and 27 growers (2009).
- Marketing (2008/09): 17 064 hl
- Grape varieties: Sémillon, sauvignon, cabernet, merlot

Burgondy

 Vineyard

- 27 966 ha in production for 1 393 030 million hectolitres (2010).
- Approximatively 190 million of bottles/year marketed, of which 48 % for export (2010).
- 3 800 wine-making estate, 23 cooperatives cellars, 250 producer-merchants (2010).
Source: BIVB

 The Bourgogne Cremant

- 17 147 566 of bottles marketed (2010), of which 4 252 333 bouteilles sold overseas (that represented 25%) .
- 73 % of the Burgondy Cremant production was marketed in France (2008).
- The Burgondy sparkling wine is divided by "White Burgondy Cremant" , "Burgondy Blanc de Blancs" Cremant, "Burgondy Blanc de Noirs" Cremant and "Burgondy rosé" Cremant.
- 1789 winemakers and 105 wine-growers (2010).
- Grape Varieties: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Gamay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and Aligoté
- Surface area (2010): 1848 ha
- Production (2010): 112 670 hl which represent 15 million of bottles. Average, the Bourgogne sparkling wine production has represented from five years 120 000 hl.
- Overseas sales (2009): 4,3 million of bottles, of which 19 % in Germany, 18 % in Belgium, 13 % in United-Kingdom, 14 % in United-States, 11 % in Danemark, 10 % in Japan, 2 % in Switzerland.
- Source
- www.lexpress.fr - 22/08/2011
- Union of Burgundy Cremant Producers and Wine-growers - www.cremant-bourgogne.com

Rhone Valley

 4 AOC of Diois: AOC Die Clairette, AOC Die Cremant, AOC Châtillon en Diois, AOC Die Coteaux
 Vineyard surface area (2010): 1515 ha
 Production (2010): 88 140 hl, that represented approximatively 11.75 million of bottles

 Die Clairette

- Natural sparkling wine.
- Traditional method used for Die Clairette, only in France, is identified with the name "dioise method". It’s a vinification technic using a uncompleted fermentor, which continues in bottles from the residual sugar of grape.
- Production (2010): 86 069 hl (Ancestral method Die Clairette and Dry Die Clairette)
- Vineyard surface area (2010): 1 500 ha
- 300 producers, 25 private cellars, 2 cooperative cellars

 Die cremant

- White sparkling wine elaborated at the begining from the unique grape variety, Clairette. Nowdays, aligoté and muscat are used for its preparation. Elaborated according to traditional method (first fermentation in tank and second fermentation in bottle).
- 12 wine-growers (2009)
- Grape varieties: Clairette, Muscat, Aligoté.
- Production (2009): 2 072hl, that represented 276 133 bottles
- 410 000 bottles marketed in 2009, of which 73 000 for export (mainly on belgian’s and swiss’s markets).
Source: www.clairette-de-die.com

Jura

 Vinyeards:

- 1 845 ha in production of 78 000 hl (2010-2011 figures)
Source: www.cnoac.org

 Jura Cremant

- Surface area (2009): 298 ha.
- Production (2009): 18 335 hl.
- Grape varieties: Chardonnay, Savagnin, Pinot Noir, Poulsard andTrousseau
- 150 wine-growers (2009).
- Marketing (2009): 2,7 million of bottles
- Exportation (2009): 78 000 of bottles, equal 3 %.
- Only two kind of cremants are produced: white cremant (it represents 91 % of volum with 16743hl in 2009) and cremant rosé (9% with 1592 hl in 2009).

Languedoc Roussillon

 Vineyard

- Production of 1,3 million hl (approximatively 33 % of French wine) (2008)
- 230 cooperative cellars, 50 large trading companies, 2 500 private cellars (2009).

 AOC Limoux

- 1 800 hectares used by 500 producers (2009).
- 2 cooperative cellars, 20 private cellars, 9 producer-marchants (2009).

 Main sparkling wines

 Limoux Blanquette: 33 790 hl (2009) - 4 505 333 of bottles (2009). AOC since 2/18/1938.

 Limoux Cremant:
- Production (2009): 26 662 hl.
- 400 wine-growers (2009).
- Marketing (2009): 3 554 989 bottles
- Exportation (2009): 1 102 566 bottles.

 Blanquette ancestral method: 4 000 hl - 750 000 bottles.

- Sparkling wine producers: 46

Loire Valley

 Vineyards

- 52 000 ha of a production of 2,9 million hl (2009).
- 15 000 producers marketed their production (2007).
- 45 % of white wine, 23 % red wine, 21 % of rosé wine, 11 % of sparkling wine (2009).
- The big sparkling wine appelations are AOC Loire Cremant, AOC Vouvray, AOC dry Saumur, AOC Touraine, AOC Montlouis and AOC Anjou.

 Loire Cremant

- Surface area (2009): 1 200 ha
- Production (2009): 13 453 600 bottles.
- Production area: areas of Anjou, Saumur and Touraine appelations.
- Grape varieties: Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir, Aunis, Cabernet Sauvignon, Menu Pineau, Chenin, Orbois, Grolleau gris and Pineau d’aunis
- Export (2009): 3 998 530 bottles.
- Marketing (2009): 11 580 550 bottles.
- 449 wine-growers (2010).
- For the 2010-2011 campaign: 2 495 viticulturist marketing their own production (totaly or a part from it). That represents the Appellations included in InterLoire area (without Bourgueil) from Nantes to Blois.

 Vouvray

- Surface area (2009): 2 000 ha
- Annual average production (2009): 69 000 hl.

 Dry Saumur

- Surface area (2009): 1 400 ha
- Annual production (2009): 90 000 hl of which 10 % rosé wine.

 Touraine

- Surface area (2009): 5 500 ha
- Annual production (2009): 33 600 hl in fine bubbles.

 Montlouis sur Loire

- Aurface area (2009): 370 ha
- Annual production (2009): 8 250 hl of sparkling wine.

 Anjou fine bubbles

- Surface area (2009): 60 ha
- Annual production (2009): 3 500 hl of sparkling wine.
Source: www.vinsdeloire.fr

SAVOIE

 Seyssel wine

- 4 AOC (2010): Savoie white wine, still wine ou sparkling wine.
- Production (2010): 3 000 hectolitres
- 3 cooperative cellars representing 250 sparkling wine estates (2010)
- Surface aera (2010): 70 ha of which fifhteen for sparkling wine.
- The Seyssel traditional method elaborated from two grape varieties. The sparkling wine undergoes a second fermentation in bottles.
Source : www.cnaoc.org

 Ayse wine

- Quality sparkling wine produced according to a traditional method.
- Vineyard located in the commune of Ayse in Haute-Savoie, near Bonneville town.

South-West

 Gaillac

- Gaillac vineyard: one of the oldest French vineyard, located in north-east of Toulouse.
- Grape varities: mauzac, len of el, ondenc, sauvignon blanc, muscadelle
- Surface area: 9000 ha of which 4 000 ha in AOC.
- 100 producers.
- 3 cooperative cellars (2010)
- Production of one AOC white Gaillac sparkling wine: wine obtained either from "gaillacoise method" (or rural), or traditional method.

Updating: november, 2011