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Burgundy appellation signs are up for auction
The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) is auctioning off old appellation signs, with Grand Cru plaques expected to fetch anywhere between €100 and €500.
On Tuesday November 12, almost 600 signs, divided into 300 lots, will be auctioned by the BIVB.
The wine board renewed the region’s vineyard signs in 2023, and is now looking to sell off the former ones to wine fans around the world.
The 600 signs include Grand Cru, Village and Régionale appellations, featuring the likes of Grand Auxerrois, Côte de Beaune, Côte de Nuits, Côte Chalonnaise, Mâconnais.
In total, the auction will feature:
• 29 signs Grand Cru appellations (1,30 m x 0,6 m)
• 280 signs Régionale or Village appellations (1,90 m x 0,4 m)
• 280 signs of “Bourgognes” (1,90 m x 0,4 m) and the “B” logo of Bourgogne wines (0,45 m diameter)
Auctioneers Jérôme Duvillard and Alexandra Chaillou-Weidmann are conduction the auction, which will be live-streamed from the Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne in Beaune.
Those keen to purchase one of the signs can do so via the drouot.com and interencheres.com websites.
Grand cru appellation signs were expected to fetch anywhere between €100 and €500 (£84 – £422) each, while other place-name signs carried estimate ranges of €50 to €300, according to Decanter.
Signs showing the generic ‘B’ logo for the regional Bourgogne appellation were estimated to fetch between €30 and €50 each.
Proceeds from the sale will be donated to the Cité des Climats et Vins de Bourgogne to support the development of its cultural activities, said the BIVB.
In other news, the production of wine in France is estimated to decline by 18% year-on-year and 11% against a five-year average, according to figures from the French government’s agricultural statistics department. Wine production is now estimated to be 39.3 million hectolitres, according to figures from Agreste, the statistics and forecasting department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Read more here.
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