FEBRUARY 2023

Opening of our Export platform

For the first time, buying directly from winegrowers for professionals worldwide is simplified. This is a significant strategic turning point that allows us to open up to new markets both in France and internationally.

FEBRUARY 2023

Our participation in Wine Paris

For the very first time, we had our own stand at this world-renowned event. We had many successful meetings with our winemakers and clients!

SEPTEMBER 2022

A fundraising effort of 4 million euros

Last September, we raised €4 million from Demeter IM, a firm specializing in investments for the ecological transition. A record achievement for the team!

FEBRUARY 2022

Our first carbon footprint

We've completed our first carbon footprint assessment! In collaboration with Greenly, we are now certified. This is a second victory following our B-Corp certification, which further demonstrates our commitment to short supply chains and our continued responsibility as winemakers.

JANUARY 2022

Les Grappes is once again B-Corp certified

For the second consecutive time, Les Grappes has met the requirements of the B-corp questionnaire and obtained this American certification which rewards companies that are beneficial to everyone!

OCTOBER 2021

Les Grappes is launching into exporting

Italy, one of Europe's gastronomic powerhouses, has become the leading importer of wines from our independent winemakers. To date, over 1,500 professionals in more than 40 countries already trust us. Our Export team is growing year after year!

JULY 2021

Les Grappes is getting a makeover

New logo, new graphic charter: changes that mark the desire to inject new dynamics into Les Grappes! A rounder, warmer and more colorful world: the perfect balance between nature, the work of winemakers and modern life.

APRIL 2020

Launch of the “I love my winemaker” campaign

The health crisis has had a very significant impact on the population, both in terms of health and the economy. Because we wanted to support our winegrowers, we launched the “I love my winegrower” campaign, raising public awareness of the industry's difficulties and offering free online stores.

FEBRUARY 2020

1000th winemaker on Les Grappes

We work daily to select the winemakers who join Les Grappes. Whether it's a family legacy or an unconventional career change, they all share one thing in common: a passion for vines and wine. Every month, you can discover new stories and new bottles with the arrival of our newly selected winemakers. And in February, we reached a milestone as we welcomed our 1000th winemaker!

DECEMBER 2018

Les Grappes becomes a B-Corp company

After months of auditing to answer the demanding B-Corp questionnaire, Les Grappes becomes the 55th French company to obtain this American label which rewards companies that are beneficial to the world and to everyone!

NOVEMBER 2018

Les Grappes acquires Vinizos and enters the wine tourism market

Les Grappes extends its service to winegrowers and is launching into wine tourism by directly offering activities and tastings at the estate to meet our community of winegrowers.

OCTOBER 2017

Release of the book The Grapes

Approached by the publishing house Milan (Bayard Group) to write a book about wine, we chose to write a book dedicated to our winemakers: a tour of France of 80 winemakers in order to highlight these 80 men and women with extraordinary journeys.

JUNE 2017

Winner of the Happy at Work Label

The Happy at Work label recognizes companies where it's great to live... and work!

JANUARY 2017

Launch of The Grapes PRO

In January 2017, Les Grappes launched Les Grappes Pro, its service dedicated to catering and retail professionals.

SEPTEMBER 2016

Acquisition of Vinocasting

Les Grappes acquires Vinocasting, which, after raising 300k euros, developed an algorithm to determine the oenological profile of customers.

MAY 2016

Acquisition of French Wine

Les Grappes has acquired Le Vin de France, a website selling wine directly from winemakers. With this acquisition, more than 100 winemakers and 10,000 members are joining the Les Grappes community.

APRIL 2016

Moving to Sentier Street

Les Grappes is moving into premises completely renovated by team members in the heart of Paris! We can now welcome our professional and private clients for events and tastings.

DECEMBER 2015

Partnership with the newspaper Le Parisien

Les Grappes has taken over the wine section of the LeParisien.fr newspaper. The Les Grappes blog for Le Parisien is now the 4th most popular wine blog.

SEPTEMBER 2015

Fundraising of €700,000

This funding round, raised from private investors and the largest seed round in the wine sector, allows us to structure our project. Quentin and Nicolas are joining the team.

SEPTEMBER 2014

The beginning of the adventure of The Grapes

Our website lesgrappes.com officially launched on September 25, 2014, with 20 winemakers listed on the site. We celebrated with a wonderful launch party with our first winemakers and customers at our future premises in the Pépinière 27 business incubator.

December 2013, The Beginning of the Beginning

Loïc Tanguy, founder of Les Grappes, discovered the wine of a superb independent 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... in minimum orders of 24 bottles, with payment by... check. This was in 2013, and very few winemakers had an online sales website, and they didn't know how to ship small quantities.

Loïc gave up on his order (it's not easy to fit 30 bottles in a small Parisian apartment) but from this experience came the idea of ​​creating Les Grappes with the ambition of facilitating direct purchase from winegrowers.

Les Grappes was born from the desire to simplify the purchase of wine directly from the producer and to bring wine buyers closer to winemakers by removing the barriers to direct purchase: logistics and payment.