FREE THE PRUNES! Another great Tariff update

On Friday February 14th, the clock slowly ticked by. We had heard whispers that the US Trade Register (USTR) was slated to announce a decision regarding wine tariffs imposed as part of the Large Civil Aircraft Dispute. A tariff is currently in place at 25% on some...

Threat of wine tariffs is still looming

PLEASE SHARE THIS MESSAGE ASAP WITH SUPPLIERS, DISTRIBUTORS, RETAILERS, RESTAURANT BUYERS…. In January you may have heard that an agreement has been reached between Presidents Macron (France) and Trump regarding the French Digital Service Tax (DST) through...

IT’S BACK! Pamplemousse á la française

Before a sparkling water of the same name started trending in the American market, another grapefruit called pamplemousse had long been trending across France. Pamplemousse is French for “grapefruit”, and the French have long been making a wine cocktail of it by...

What’s so special about Oregon?

You might be thinking of Bourget Imports as… well, an importer of wines from foreign lands.   The truth is, about half of the Pinot Noir and one-third of Chardonnay wines in our portfolio are in fact domestic! With May being Oregon Wine Month, we can’t think of a...