New Leadership, New Chapter: Lucien Dimani and the Future of Cahors
Every vineyard needs a guiding hand. This summer, our own Lucien Dimani took on a new challenge beyond the rows of vines: since July 2025, he has stepped into the role of President of the Syndicate of Cahors. If the last two years have taught us anything, it’s that resilience isn’t just about individual wineries, it’s about collective action. That’s where the Syndicate comes in.
What the Syndicate Does (and Why It Matters)
The Syndicate is the voice of Cahors growers, the body that represents our interests, protects our identity, and plans for the future of the appellation. It negotiates, defends, supports, and, perhaps most importantly, brings us together when the challenges feel bigger than any one vineyard. With climate volatility, market pressures, and the emotional weight of decisions like uprooting, that collective voice matters more than ever.
Why Now?
Lucien’s presidency begins at a time when many growers are at a crossroads. Frosts have hit hard. France’s uprooting scheme has pushed some to abandon parcels or even entire vineyards. Others are trying to pivot, replant, and rebuild. The temptation in moments like this is fragmentation, each of us fending for ourselves. But Lucien’s ambition is to turn crisis into cohesion.
His Vision for the Syndicat
Lucien has laid out priorities that reflect both realism and optimism:
Supporting growers under pressure, from frost recovery to financial stress.
Investing in adaptation, helping members navigate anti-frost strategies, replanting decisions, and technical innovations.
Elevating Cahors on the global stage, shifting the focus from high-volume, low-margin production to quality-driven wines that showcase the uniqueness of our terroirs.
Preparing the vineyard landscape for tomorrow, not just surviving climate change, but ensuring Cahors thrives under it.
Leadership Rooted in Solidarity
The role of the Syndicate isn’t to dictate, but to guide. It’s about giving growers the tools and confidence to make decisions for the long term, while preserving the collective strength of the Cahors identity. Lucien’s style reflects what we see in the vineyard: resilience paired with vision. He knows that the wines of Cahors are more than a product; they’re a heritage, a livelihood, and a story that needs to be carried forward.
A New Chapter for Cahors
This presidency is about more than steering through today’s challenges. It’s about planting seeds, literal and figurative, for a region that will be stronger in 10, 20, 50 years’ time. As Lucien himself has said many times in the vineyard: you can’t control the weather, but you can choose where and how you plant. His new role is an extension of that philosophy: guiding not just vines, but an entire community of growers, toward a more resilient horizon.
We’ll share more about the Syndicate’s work, Lucien’s initiatives, and the collective energy shaping the future of Cahors. This is a new chapter for our region, and we’re proud to be part of it.
For now, we invite you to raise a glass to Cahors’ future, one rooted in solidarity, resilience, and the belief that together, we can weather anything.