From January 27 to 29, 2025, Millésime Bio 2025 will open its doors in Montpellier in Languedoc. This fair for organic wines started on a small scale in 1993 but has now grown to 1,500 exhibitors from 16 different countries and visitors from all over the world. Despite gloomy reports of reduced consumption and difficult weather conditions in 2024, the fair’s organisers are still optimistic.
In a season like 2024, with repeated attacks by fungal diseases, some organic vineyards will inevitably give up their certification. However, only a few did it this year. At the end of September, 340 growers had ended organic farming, but at the same time, 500 new ones had started their conversion, which meant an increase of 1.6% in the organic vineyard area. Organic agriculture in general, however, decreased for the first time in France.
Organic wine production in France continues to increase, but the pace has slowed considerably. The supply of organic wine is now greater than the demand. France has had 15 years of strong growth in organic wines. Today, 22% of the wine-growing area is organic, compared to 6% in 2012. More than two-thirds of French organic wines are exported.
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Read: Read more on organic wines in BKWine’s book Organic, Biodynamic and Natural winemaking.
