A mini-thesis on:

The Roussillon: present and future

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by Richard James © 2007-2008

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ahearne, Jo: Marks & Spencer winemaker London, questionnaire 22/02/2007.

Andrew, David: wine consultant Seattle, questionnaire 22/03/2007.

Bell, René: questionnaire Red Fox Wine Company GmbH, Bingen 25/04/2007.

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Crosland, Stephen: Associate Director Purchasing at Tanners Wines Shrewsbury, questionnaire 6/02/2007.

Cutzach, Laurent: interview Maison des Vignerons du Roussillon, Perpignan 22/03/2007.

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Gauby, Gérard: interview Domaine Gauby, Calce 8/03/2007.

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Graler, Joep: Domaine des Trois Orris, Tarerach; questionnaire 4/05/2007.

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Palmowski, Christophe: marketing director for Les Vignerons Catalans en Roussillon, interview Perpignan 26/02/2007.

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Willette, Lisabeth: Willette Wines New York City, questionnaire 19/03/2007.

MANY THANKS TO ALL THOSE ABOVE AND BELOW WHO TOOK PART, WROTE OR SAID SOMETHING QUOTABLE AND SENT ME INVALUABLE INFORMATION.

Other references marked * in the text

(1) Supplied by Jacques Fite, Service Economique: Conseil Interprofessionnel Vins du Roussillon, Perpignan 22/03/2007.

(2) www.histoireduroussillon.free.fr

(3) CIVR data emailed by Eric Aracil, export manager, 8/02/2007.

(4) Conseil Général des Pyrénées Orientales website.

(5) CIVR report: ‘Test de perception organoleptique des Vins doux naturels’, compiled by Cegma Topo November 2006.

(6) Climate data courtesy of Mme. Bonay METEO FRANCE Perpignan, 3/05/2007.

(7) Information Resources Inc. France 2006: hyper & super total Muscat -0.1% volume (10.5m litres, €63m), other VDN -2.5%. Presented at the ‘2emes Rencontres Mediterranéennes du Muscat’, Perpignan 30/01/2007.

(8) Vinexpo/IWSR data published in Harpers wine & spirit weekly 19/01/2007.

(9) SWOT analysis credited to Albert Humphrey and his research team at Stanford University 1960-70. Also described by Learned, Christiansen, Andrews and Guth in ‘Business Policy, Text and Cases’: Homewood, IL, Irwin 1969 - from www.netmba.com.

(10) www.marketingteacher.com

(11) www.cim.co.uk

(12) Emailed by Anne Sequin, winemaker at the Tresserre Station Viti-vinicole, 24/05/2007.

(13) Fédération des Exportateurs de Vins et Spiritueux, Paris Feb 2007.

(14) Harpers wine & spirit weekly 16/03/2007.

(15) Interprofession des Producteurs de Vin de Pays d’Oc, Montpellier.

(16) Association Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Vins de Table et Vins de Pays de France, Paris.

(17) www.vigneron-independant.com

(18) Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité (formerly INAO), Paris.

(19) Undertaken by the Centre d’Economie Rurale, Vitisphere.com 17/06/2006.

(20) www.Decanter.com 18/05/2007.

(21) La Journée Vinicole, Montpellier 1/12/2006.

(22) Office National Interprofessionnel des Fruits, des Légumes, des Vins et de l’Horticulture; Paris.

(23) www.Vitisphere.com 22/12/2006.

(24) Vitisphere.com 13/04/2007.

(25) Wine Spectator ‘Value wines’ July 31 2006: Hecht & Bannier Cotes du Roussillon-Villages 2003, 90 points $23; Wine Enthusiast 87 $22 8/01/2006.

(26) Caves de Byrrh (Thuir), www.byrrh.com: wine-based aperitif trademarked in 1873.

(27) Red Bicyclette from Languedoc ranked 6^th among the top 30 brands in the US: IRI research, Vitisphere.com 14/04/2006.

(28) Deutsches Weininstitut newsletter Mainz, 22/05/2007.

(29) Nielsen year to Feb 24 2007, Off Licence News 20/04/2007.

(30) Database of 512 independent merchants, Off Licence News 18/05/2007.

(31) US drinks record 300m cases of wine in 2006, www.Decanter.com 29/01/2007.

(32) Conseil Interprofessionnel Vins du Languedoc AGM, Narbonne 17/11/2006.

(33) Vitisphere.com 5/01/2007.

(34) Tourisme de Terroir en Pyrénées-Orientales, Perpignan: CIVR, tourist office, Roussillon Chambre d’Agriculture and Conseil Général project.

SECTION 3: RESULTS AND ANALYSIS

(A) PRODUCTION AND SALES TABLES

(i) Production 2005-2006

2006 harvest: VDN (*1)

2005 harvest: VDN (*1)

*Banyuls Grand Cru; Muscat de Rivesaltes; Grand Roussillon red, white and rosé combined; Rivesaltes red includes Tuilé and Grenat styles; Rivesaltes ambré. Volume figures are in hectolitres of finished wine i.e. include fortifying alcohol.

2006: Côtes du Roussillon and Villages (*1)

2005: Côtes du Roussillon and Villages (*1)

*Côtes du Roussillon Villages + four named village subzones = Caramany, Latour-de-France, Lesquerde and Tautavel.

2006: Vins de pays, vins de table & other (*1)