Wine Union de Producteurs de Saint-Emilion, "Place Royalle" Blanc, Bordeaux AOC, 375 ml

Union de Producteurs de Saint-Emilion (UDPSE) is the first wine cooperative department of Gironde French region Aquitaine (Bordeaux) and owns 120,000 hectares of vineyards. The cooperative was founded in 1932 by ten producers. Today, it brings together 187 winegrowers, owning a total of 800 hectares of vineyards. In 2008, its turnover amounted to 27 million euros. Throughout the year UDPSE working closely with manufacturers, giving bonuses to the best winemakers for its high quality standards.
In 1986, the society purchased the automatic reception of grapes to hold separate vinification harvest 60 different Chateau representing the cooperative half of its production, as well as commercial brands. Was also set the unit to provide full control of each fermentation tank and improve the extraction of pigments and tannins. In addition to this setting, all the tanks were connected to the inert gas system, which protects against oxidation of the raw material. In early 2002, the cooperative moved to a completely renovated room with new cellars for aging wines and automated bottling line speed of 9,000 bottles per hour, satisfying all the requirements of safety and hygiene.