The big players in the Loire

Castel stand@Salon des Vins de Loire 2009

It’s always fun to compile list of the top 10, so here are the Loire’s top ten wine companies by turnover:

1) Castel Frères
21-24 rue Georges Guynemer
33290 Blanquefort
tel: (33) 5 56 95 54 00
Fax: (33) 5 56 95 54 20
Site: www.groupe-castel.com

Group turnover: €445m*
Addresses in Loire
Marcel Sautjeau, Domaine de l’Hyvernière, 44330 Le Pallet
Tel: 02.40.06.73.83; fax: 02.40.06.76.49
Friedrich SA
106, rue de la Basse-île, BP 135, 44403 Reze Cedex
Tel: 02 40 75 51 56; fax: 02 40 75 72 50
Email: friedrich@friedrich.fr
Site: www.friedrich.fr

Sautejeau-Beauquin: Turnover for MS: €38m
Turnover for Friedrich: €85 million
Joint turnover: €123m

2) Les Grands Chais de France
1 Rue de la Division Leclerc
67290 Petersbach
France
Tél : +33 3 88 71 79 79
Fax : +33 3 88 70 45 09

Grands Chais total turnover: €316m

Loire company name: Lacheteau
La Sablette de Mouzillon
44197 Mouzillon Cedex
Tel: 02.40.36.66.00; fax: 02.40.36.26.64
Email: mboutges@lgcf.fr
www.gcfplanet.com/site/Lacheteau-59.html

Turnover: Lacheteau €83m

3) Ackerman-Rémy Pannier
19 Rue Léopold Palustre Saint Florent, 49400 Saumur
Tel: 02.41.53.03.10; fax: 02.41.53.03.19
Email: contact@remy-pannier.com
Site: www.ackerman-remypannier.com
Turnover: €50 million
Brands: Ackerman, De Neuville, Rémy-Pannier

4) Alliance-Loire
Route des Perrières, 49260 Saint-Cyr-en-Bourg
Tel: 02.41.53.74..44; fax: 02.47.93.17.62
Email: infos@allianceloire.com

Turnover: €44m

5) Loire Propriétés SAS
10 Boulevard de la Republique, 49380 Thouarcé
Tel: 02.41.68.81.91; fax: 02.41.54.07.23
Email: loire.wines@uapl.fr

Turnover: €38m

6) Henri Bourgeois
Chavignol, 18300 Sancerre,
Tel: 02.48.78.53.20, fax: 02.48.54.14.24
Email: info@bourgeois-sancerre.com
Web: www.bourgeois-sancerre.com

Turnover: €15.8 million

7) Bouvet-Ladubay
1 Rue de l’Abbaye, 49400 Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Florent
Tel: 02.41.83.83.83; fax: 02.41.50.24.32
Email: contact@bouvet-ladubay.fr
Site: www.bouvet-ladubay.fr

Turnover: €15.5m (31.3.08)

8) Guy Saget
La Castille, 58150 Pouilly-sur-Loire
Tel: 03.86.39.57.75; fax: 03.86.39.08.30
Email: guy.saget@wanadoo.fr
Site: www.guy-saget.com

Turnover: €14.8 million (31.8.08)

9) Bougrier
1, Rue des Vignes, 41400 Saint-Georges-sur-Cher
Tel: 02.54.32.31.36; fax: 02.54.71.09.61
Email: info@bougrier.fr
Site: www.bougrier.fr

Turnover: €10.8 million

10) Gratien & Meyer
Route de Montsoreau, 49400 Saumur
Tel: 02.41.83.13.32; fax: 02.41.83.13.49
Email: contact@gratienmeyer.com
Site: www.gratienmeyer.com

Turnover: €10.6 million

* All turnover figures from societe.com to year ending 31st December 2007 unless otherwise indicated.