Unhappy times in Charente with angry grape growers for Cognac producers planning a major protest.
Cognac wine growers are being called to a "strong mobilization to demonstrate" at the Moisans distillery (above) on Wednesday in Sireuil, the General Union of Winegrowers for the Cognac AOC (UGVC) announced.
It follows a previous demo in 2024 and aims to "enforce the contracts of winegrowers whose contracts have been illegally terminated by certain producers," French wine industry newsletter Vitisphere reports.
The UGVC is targeting the Moisans Distillery, which produces Cognacs under the Deau, Roland Bru, and Moisans cognacs, Vitisphere said.
Confirming that his business had reduced about 20 contracts with winegrowers by 60%, Olivier Petit, the managing director of the Moisans distillery, defended his operations.
“I don’t know why we’re being targeted; we reduced our contracts like everyone else," he said. "We’re not perfect, and I would have preferred to honour everything.
"We reduced the contracts based on our bottle sales capacity; I can’t buy what I can’t sell and pay for."
Petit complained about discounting in the industry.
"We’re doing everything we can to respect our partners,” Petit added.
The UGVC said: "The Moisans distillery has significantly reduced its commitments despite signed contracts, and has even failed to pay winegrowers for wines purchased from them.
"While some winegrowers are directly affected by contracts with this company, the entire wine industry is actually threatened by this kind of practice."
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