21.12.2010 - Vinexpo news selection
The Saint-Emilion classification is revised every 10 years, but after the disqualification of the 2006 classification, the appellation proposed a new set of rules for application in 2012. Saint-Emilion will ask an independent organisation to carry out the required verification of four fundamental points: the quality and consistency of wines assessed by tasting, the renown of the vineyards concerned, their economic and geographical characteristics, the winegrowing techniques and management of the property. (VSB / 26 November 2010)