Wine law
Wine law is a branch of agricultural law that governs all activities related to wine production, from planting vines to marketing the wine, including quality standards, appellations, production quotas, marketing, etc.
It applies rural law, commercial law, European law and intellectual property law.
Our firm assists stakeholders in the wine sector in all legal aspects of their business; it intervenes alongside winegrowers, cooperative wineries, family estates, wine trading houses, wine syndicates, and investors in the wine sector.
Fully dedicated to agricultural law, our firm allows us to provide you with legal expertise and comprehensive support on issues encountered in wine law, including:
Planting and exploitation rules
It applies rural law, commercial law, European law and intellectual property law.
Our firm assists stakeholders in the wine sector in all legal aspects of their business; it intervenes alongside winegrowers, cooperative wineries, family estates, wine trading houses, wine syndicates, and investors in the wine sector.
Fully dedicated to agricultural law, our firm allows us to provide you with legal expertise and comprehensive support on issues encountered in wine law, including:
Planting and exploitation rules
- Planting permit system
- Conditions for operating a vineyard
- Transfer and sale of plots/wine-growing operations
- Status of the lease
- Protected Designations of Origin (AOP in French)
- Protected Geographical Indications (IGP in French)
- Traditional labels and mentions (organic wine, etc.)
- Contracts for the sale and distribution of grape musts and wines
- Labelling
- Trading
- Cooperative relations
- Wine brands (creation, license, etc.)
- Conditions of use of regulated terms (“Domaine”, “Château”, “Clos”, etc.)
- Disputes between producers, cooperatives and wine traders
- Unfair competition, trademark infringement
- Disputes between landlord and tenant