Hachette Wine Guide 2025

In 1985, the first Hachette Wine Guide was born, based on simple and intangible principles, unchanged for 40 years, which guarantee its quality of selection, its unwavering independence and its uniqueness in France and in the world: blind tastings to free itself from subjective parameters such as the reputation of the domain; only the appellation and vintage of the wine are known at the time of tastings regional tastings: no targeted tasting in our Parisian offices, no ostracism (all appellations and PGIs are concerned) tastings by professionals from the region concerned: no approximation, but tasters who master (on the tip of their tongue) the criteria of their appellations collegiate tastings, which bring together different "professional subjectivities" (oenologists, technicians, sommeliers, merchants, winegrowers, etc.) to achieve greater objectivity and to preserve a unique taste free registrations for producers, no direct or indirect advertising from the wine industry: the guarantee of total independence From 35,000 wines tasted, each edition, completely new with new vintages and new vintages, makes a drastic selection of the best that French wine has to offer: some 7 to 8,000 wines selected, rated from 1 to 3 stars, including around 500 favorites, 2,000 good value for money and more than 1,000 organic wines. And also “the Winegrowers of the year”, designated by the editorial staff. In summary: A GUIDE COMMITTED TO DIVERSITYAN INDEPENDENT AND OBJECTIVE GUIDEWINES FOR ALL TASTES AND AT ALL PRICESTHE HACHETTE WINE GUIDE: 40 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE, RELIABILITY AND DIVERSITY