It all started
with wine trading...
The Group started life as a traditional wine merchant’s business in France and Africa. Other strands were added over the years, and have now been pared down to a core group of specialisms, notably as a leading producer in France’s greatest wine regions.
In addition to an acknowledged leading position in the still, and recently also sparkling, wines sector, Castel is recognised at home and abroad as a major player in the beer and soft drinks arena.
They are a leading authority in each of these core strands : in the wine sector, for example, Castel are present to monitor every stage of the process from vineyard to sale.
And whether as property owners, winemakers, bottlers, wine merchants or even retailers, the men and women who make up the different faces of Castel all share the same drive, passion and overriding quest for excellence.
BEERS AND SOFT DRINKS
20 African countries
41 breweries
Partners :
SAB Miller, INBEV, Carlsberg, Heineken, Diageo, Coca-Cola,
Orangina, Vimto...
WINE DIVISION
8 winemaking centres
14
bottling plant
and logistics platforms
26
international
branches
CHÂTEAUX & ESTATES
1400 hectares of vineyard in France
21 châteaux in France
17
Châteaux in Bordeaux,
incl. Château Beychevelle,
Grand Cru Classé en 1855
1600 hectares of vineyard in Africa
17
estates in Morocco, Tunisia
and Ethiopia
SPECIALIST WINE STORE
475
stores
in France
55
stores abroad :
Belgium, UK,
Morocco and Russia
SPECIALIST INTERNATIONAL SUBSIDIARIES
Africa Châteaux
and distributor brands International
Wine brands Grand Cru
specialists Burgundy, Beaujolais
and sparkling wines