Primium Familiae Vini has just conducted its annual meeting and has appointed Priscilla Incisa of Tenuta San Guido as its new president for one year.

The Perrin family was delighted to receive their PFV friends in Beaucastel in early July. Many members of the different families were present including several children. A group picture is available here.

During these two days at Beaucastel, the PFV members talked about:
-their annual PFV grand trip (which consists of consumer tasting, press lunch and grand gala dinner) taking place in  in November 2009 in Tokyo, Hong-Kong and Shanghai in partnership with Shangri-la hotels.
- organizing a PFV grand trip to Sao Paulo in November 2010.
- possibly organizing a tasting and Gala dinner at the Ritz Hotel in London in the spring 2010.

Alongside the meeting, the group visited the Perrin winery, estate and wineyards, in Chateauneuf du Pape, as well as in Girondas. We all learned a lot about organic viticulture, practised at Beaucastel since the 1950's. On the last night, we had a great candle light dinner in the Beaucastel cellars with a somptuous 1966 and remembering Jean Hugel.

The annual meeting ended by a large tasting of the Perrin wines.

The next annual meeting will take place in Bolgheri in early July.

The handover of the presidency will take place after the November events between Marc and Priscilla.

Priscilla Incisa