Creation of our website.
Partnership in the tenant farm of Château Tour de Gilet, a Bordeaux Superieur producing estate situated at the door of the Medoc in the rich lands of palus.
Moving of our storehouses onto the new TBE site in Libourne in partnership with Thierry Bergeon.
Photographs on the right : 41, rue Borie , 44, rue Barreyre before works were undertaken, and 44, rue Barreyre now.
2001
BVC granted with the Ecocert label is starting its biorganic wines activity. This new business will bear the name of Biorganic partner.
Our Chateau Tour de Gilet has been awarded its first star in the Guide Hachette 2002.
BVC wines are now available in Poland
2002
Three Organic clared has been sold in Europe.
Innovation: The Château La Raze Beauvallet is now proposed by Tesco in a beautifull new Bordeaux bottled sealed with the “Stelvin” screw cap from “Pechiney”.
Many rewards and medals has been won this year by the wines we make or distribute. You can check the list on “a bottle at the sea” chapter. Our bottling center has been certificed BRC by an UK law laboratory.
2003
Success of the screwcap. This revolutionnary corkage is used for no more than 8 of our wines giving an irreproachable quality.
Lauching of our website 33vins.com. Buy your wines directly from Benoit Valérie Calvet’s cellar all over France.
A new network of 20 retailers has been set up covering the Middle East of USA.
Wines : Welcome at Charles de Monteney (Bordeaux), Villa Malizia (Italy), Viña Decaña (Spain), Château Pins de Bossuet (Bordeaux Supérieur), Sieurs de Belgrave (Pauillac) et Olivier (Château Olivier).
2004
2004 has been a good vintage for Benoit Valerie Calvet.Export has been booming representing 80 % of our global turnover .
UK confirmed its position of leader among our markets.
USA has been growing faster than expected through Johnson’s brothers in Mineapolis.
New wines: Chevalier Lascombes Margaux, Chateau Tour Leognan Pessac Leognan white in screwcap stelvin, chateau Tour du Barrail Bordeaux in Stelvin, Montillac red and white Bordeaux and chateau la Dame Blanche in Haut Medoc.
Our agency “PC UK Wine Broker International” has been developing a full range of European wines from France, Spain and Italy.CASA LORA Chianti Riserva, Vina Decana reserva requena and Villa Malizia Pinot Grigio Venezie have been the best sales of PC Uk.
2005
Export sales represent 85% of our turn over, England is still our first market followed by Japan and USA.
Belgium and Danemark consolidate their position.
We have welcomed this year in our portfolio several great wines such as Château Grand Duroc Million a Pauillac and Château Tour Léognan, Pessac Léognan sealed with a screwcap for the English market.
Our brand « Le Voyageur » has been relooked. The former label was inspired by an old label dated from the XIX century !! Our bottling centres have been accredited IFS, BRC and HACCP
Once again we have received the accreditation for organic wines.
This year has been really exciting and full of realisations for the businness side. We have celebrated our 20 years of existence : so thanks to all our costumers and providers to allow us to live our passion for wine year after year.
2006
This year, we have strengthened exportation especially with Japan and the USA. We are about to reach a turnover of 10 million euros. Thank to the “Voyageur”, we’ve had very important business operations.
Our office in rue Barreyre is renewed and improved.
2007
The turnover’s still improving, particularly due to the rebirth of the French market and the expansion of our range of product dedicated to export.
Marvelous blending in Macon and in Sancerre.
Creation of our new brand Tierra Del Sol for Chileans and Argentine wines
Good teamwork results with the Cave de Saint Emilion and Waiterose as well as between Chateau Pey Lescour and England and also between Grand Duroc Milon Paulliac and the USA.
An excellent year, full of creativity and new ideas.
Thanks to you all.
2008
Wonderful year !! Great turnover with an increase in the export area (80% of our global turn over) The American market is taking off. Great performances in Australia!
Concerning our suppliers in Spain, Italy and South America they represent now 50% of our market share. Many thanks to them.
2009
2009 will have been the year of the economic downturn. The financial, consumer and exchange crisis were felt across the globe.
The British Sterling Pound lost 35% of its value, the US Dollar has also been low.
Our partner European and South-American winegrowers have been shaken by this and have responded quite well, they have very much present to allow us to adapt to the new state of things.
The Bordeaux trade is suffering tremendously, we are doing our maximum to continue developing our sales.
Starting on the 1st of November we have hired a new Export Manager.
We thank all of our glass bottle, printing, transport, bottling and carton suppliers/partners that have also helped us by granting us the pricelist flexibility that we needed so much to maintain our markets.
Since August, we have started dealing in business with China. We have launched our new VOYAGEUR makeover, as well as our new brand TORO LOCO.
We welcome our new distributors in Cyprus and the Seychelles.
We thank all those that taste our wines…even moderately.
2010 will be stalwart year!