The Union

For more than 50 years, the Confederation of Independent Winegrowers of France has represented and defended a unique wine-growing model based on independence, expertise, direct links with consumers, and the richness of the regions. As a professional union, it works to promote recognition of the profession of independent winegrower, support wine estates, and promote their specific characteristics in France and internationally. Organized as a network and run by committed winegrowers, the Confederation is based on democratic, collegial, and participatory principles.

  • Defend and promote

    the profession of Independent Winemaker

  • + 7,000 members

    present in all wine-growing regions

  • + 50 years old

    a union created in 1976

  • A strong network

    33 departmental and interdepartmental federations, 8 regional federations, 1 national confederation, and 1 European confederation

A union serving winegrowers and their expertise

We, the elected representatives and permanent staff of the departmental, regional, and national structures of the Independent Winegrowers of France, want:

  • Insure

    through our actions, we ensure the sustainability and diversity of the art of independent winegrowers, who are the only ones to master every stage of wine production, from the vine to the bottle.

  • Innovate

    in our missions, innovate in our services, create new opportunities to enrich the lives of our community of members while preserving everyone's independence.

  • Propose

    to each of our members, content and communication materials that they can incorporate into their company's specific communications and offerings to convey the remarkable characteristics of the Independent Winegrowers.

  • Develop and invent

    solutions that promote the commercial activity of independent winegrowers in our region and abroad.

  • Promote

    tirelessly promoting to all audiences, in accordance with the law, the values, ways of being, and expertise of Independent Winegrowers, as heirs to the French winegrowing tradition.

  • Take action

    so that all political and public authorities, whether regional, national, or European, understand and recognize the value of this independence and commit to preserving, supporting, and facilitating it.

  • Improve

    once again, the functioning of our regional network must be recognized as an exemplary team for its efficiency, solidarity, fighting spirit, shared taste for challenge, and inventiveness.

  • Convince

    Independent Winegrowers who have not yet joined us should know that doing so is an essential contribution to our collective destiny, as well as a guarantee of operational, individual, effective, and sustainable benefits.

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The history of the Independent Winegrowers movement

Created in the 1970s, the Independent Winegrowers movement was born out of a simple but essential need: to defend a winegrowing model based on independence, diversity, and the creation of a product in its entirety. Faced with standardization and concentration in the sector, winegrowers from all over France chose to unite to make their voices heard. Since then, the Union has consistently pursued this collective ambition: to enable every independent winemaker to make a living from their profession, freely cultivate their vision of wine, and share their passion.

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