After having elected Cahors “wine region of the year” in 2016, Michel Bettane wished to make the appelation its guest of honor on June 1^st and 2^nd at the Grand Tasting Bettane & Desseauve at the Bellagio Hotel in Shanghai. A conference dedicated to the renaissance of the appellation and a tasting commented by Michel Bettane were the highlights of this event bringing together 1,200 Chinese professionals and specifiers who "have often indicated that they prefer the French Malbec from Cahors to that of Argentina, and this for reasons of balance, freshness related to acidity, finesse in tannins, but also style and therefore particular identity.

Important personalities of the Chinese wine industry intervened after Jérémy Arnaud and Michel Bettane to explain that Cahors was an example to follow for the Chinese vineyards!

Extract from an article by MediaLot