(re)Discover the highlights of Les Grappes' history!
Opening of our Export platform
For the first time, direct purchasing from winegrowers for professionals around the world has been simplified. This is an important strategic turning point, enabling us to open up new markets both in France and abroad.
4 million euros raised
Last September, we raised 4 million euros from Demeter IM, specialized in investment for the ecological transition. A record breakthrough for the team!
Our first carbon footprint
We've done our first carbon audit! In collaboration with Greenly, we are now certified. A second victory following our B-Corp certification, which once again testifies to our commitment to short distribution channels and responsible winegrowing.
Les Grappes is once again B-Corp certified
For the second time in a row, Les Grappes has met the requirements of the B-corp questionnaire and obtained this American certification, which rewards companies that are good for everyone!
Les Grappes goes export
Italy, one of the pillars of European gastronomy, becomes the first country to import wines from our winegrowers. To date, over 1,500 professionals in more than 40 countries have already placed their trust in us. Our export team is growing every year!
Les Grappes gets a makeover
New logo, new graphic charter: changes that mark the desire to give Les Grappes a new dynamic! A rounder, warmer, more colorful world: the perfect balance between nature, the work of winegrowers and modern life.
Launch of the "j'aime mon vigneron" operation
The health crisis has had a major impact on the population, both from a health and economic point of view. Because we wanted to support our winegrowers, we set up the "j'aime mon vigneron" (I love my winegrower) operation, launching a mobilization to draw the general public's attention to the difficulties facing the industry, and offering free e-commerce stores.
Expanded premises
Four years after our move, our premises are expanding and are now spread over three floors: offices, co-working spaces, kitchen, relaxation room for employees... but above all, a large tasting room to welcome our customers for tastings or events!
Fevad Start Up Grand Prix
Every year, Fevad, the French e-commerce and distance-selling federation, rewards the best e-commerce sites. This year, Les Grappes has been selecte
Les Grappes receives the Start Up prize from Crédit Agricole Salon Sirha 2019
At Sirha, the global meeting place for the hotel, restaurant and food trades, we received the Start Up Grand Prix awarded by Crédit Agricole!
Les Grappes Becomes a B-Corp
After months of auditing to meet the rigorous B-Corp questionnaire requirements, Les Grappes becomes the 55th French company to obtain this American label, which rewards companies that are beneficial for the world and everyone!
Les Grappes acquires Vinizos and launches into wine tourism
Les Grappes expands its service to winemakers and launches into wine tourism by directly offering activities and tastings at the estate to meet our community of harvesting winemakers.
Finalist in the Tech5 competition
Les Grappes was rewarded by finishing among the 10 finalists in this competition, which ranks companies according to their growth rate over the last 2 years. Les Grappes finished 6th in this national competition.
Release of the book Les Grappes
Solicited by the Milan publishing house (Bayard Group) to write a book around wine, we made the choice to write a book dedicated to our winemakers: the Tour de France of 80 winemakers in order to highlight these 80 men and women with extraordinary backgrounds.
Winner of the Happy at Work Label
The Happy at Work Label rewards companies where it's good to live... and work!
Launch of Les Grappes PRO
In January 2017, Les Grappes launched Les Grappes PRO, its dedicated service for professionals in the restaurant and retail industry.
Acquisition of Vinocasting
Les Grappes acquires the company Vinocasting, which, after raising 300k euros, has developed an algorithm to determine the oenological profile of customers.
Acquisition of Le Vin de France
Les Grappes acquires Le Vin de France, a website for direct wine sales from winemakers. With this acquisition, more than 100 winemakers and 10,000 members join the Les Grappes community.
Relocation to Rue du Sentier
Les Grappes moves into newly renovated premises in the heart of Paris! We can now host our professional and private clients for events and tastings.
Partnership with Le Parisien Newspaper
Les Grappes takes charge of the Wine section of LeParisien.fr. The Les Grappes blog for Le Parisien is now the 4th most popular wine blog.
Fundraising of €700,000
This funding, raised from private investors, the largest seed round in the wine sector, allows us to structure our project. Quentin and Nicolas join the team.
The Beginning of the Les Grappes Adventure
Our website lesgrappes.com is officially launched on September 25, 2014, with 20 winemakers listed on the site. We celebrated this occasion with a wonderful launch event attended by our first winemakers and customers in our future premises at Pépinière 27.
Settling into Pépinière 27
We moved into Pépinière 27, one of the largest coworking spaces in Paris, located in the 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Incubation at Microsoft Ventures
After a few months of working from home, we were incubated by Microsoft, who supported us in finalizing our project before the official launch.
December 2013, the Beginning of the Beginning
Loïc Tanguy, founder of Les Grappes, discovers the wine of a great winemaker at a wine fair (Château de Valmer). A few months later, he wanted to buy some and contacted the winemaker who only sold his wines, directly from the estate, from a minimum of 24 bottles with payment by... cheque. We are then in 2013 and very few winegrowers have an online sales site and they do not know how to ship small quantities.
Loïc gave up his order (not easy to fit 30 bottles in a small Parisian flat) but from this experience was born the idea of creating Les Grappes with the ambition of facilitating the direct purchase of the Vignerons Récoltants.
Les Grappes was born out of the desire to simplify the purchase of wine directly from the producer and to bring wine buyers closer to the winegrowers by removing the barriers to direct purchase: logistics and payment.
