Vinocap exhibition in Cap d’Agde: Region, Department, CCI, Chamber of Agriculture… a meeting that unites energies

Vinocap, un rendez-vous où les partenaires jouent groupés. MIDI LIBRE – MICHEL DESNOS

Vinocap, qui célébrera sa 15e édition ce jeudi 9 mai, a su tisser au fil des années des relations privilégiées avec les collectivités et d’autres partenaires fidèles.

Laurent Blondiau, brand manager
South of France

Responsible for the Sud de France umbrella brand and advisor to the regional president Carole Delga, Laurent Blondiau is on familiar ground on the quays of the Center Port of Cap d’Agde. "With Vinocap but also the Grande Brasserie (June 8 and 9), we have two important moments here which launch the tourist season. " Created in 2006, the Sud de France umbrella brand is today essential in the landscape of regional production, particularly wine. "We count
2,000 members, which represents approximately 14,000 products referenced. South of France, on the export market in particular, it speaks to the consumer, it’s an imagination. Which brings visibility, notoriety and communication of course."

Laurent Blondiau, head of the Sud de France brand. Free Midi – Free Midi
For Laurent Blondiau, the Vinocap meeting is inseparable from the action of the Sud de France brand. "Presenting quality local products to local residents and vacationers, as is the case in Cap d’Agde, that’s our job, quite simply."

Yvon Pellet, vice-president of the Hérault department responsible for agricultural economics and rural development

Very attached to his land of Saint-Geniès-des-Mourgues, Yvon Pellet, vice-president of the Hérault department responsible for agricultural economics and rural development, does not hide his pleasure to come for the opening of Vinocap, Thursday May 9. "It’is a superb showcase for three days for our Hérault wines", appreciates the one who grew up in a wine village without ever moving away from it and of which he is the mayor today. hui.

Yvon Pellet, vice-president of the Hérault department. Midi Libre – MICHAEL ESDOURRUBAILH

Needless to say, Yvon Pellet knows his department like the back of his hand. It is all the more legitimate to talk about “how lucky we are to be able to benefit from different terroirs, from the sea to the foothills. It’is a real wealth, with wines with completely different typicities." In the current crisis which is shaking the wine world, the Hérault department is also playing its role in supporting this economic sector. Particularly on the issue of lack of water, "where we are driving forces to find solutions", believes the elected official. Who thinks in particular of the winter reservoirs which are planned, where the runoff water but also the water from the Rhône which sleeps in the pipes of Aqua Domitia in winter could be stored, "to preserve the quality of our wines."

The other partners

Bringing together energies: this is also one of the objectives of the Vinocap show, which is celebrating its 15th edition this year. We are thinking in particular of theChamber of Agriculture of Hérault and its president Jérôme Despey, who will present at the show the summer program of country producers' markets, summer meetings eagerly awaited, especially among vacationers.

Emmanuel Brehmer, director of Montpellier airport, partner of Vinocap. Free Midi – RICHARD DE HULLESSEN
With its 28 foreign destinations scheduled this summer, the Montpellier Airport is a strong support for Vinocap. A coherent connection between the airport platform and the local region. This year, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Hérault also joined the pool of institutional partners, which shows that Vinocap is also an important moment for Capagathois merchants. Finally, the Crédit Agricole s’is also associated with this pack which plays together and will be present at the show.