Les Grands Chais de France was founded by Joseph Helfrich in 1979.
The GCF Group is the privileged partner of wine-growers in the great wine-producing regions of France and a viticulturist and maturation specialist at the head of over 3,000 ha of vineyards.

In just one generation, they have become a major stakeholder in Alsace, Jura, Languedoc, Bordeaux, Loire, Burgundy and more recently in Provence. They we are the leading privately-owned winemaker in France.

As a viticulturist, winemaker and maturation specialist, the GCF Group is always tuned in to its customers and partners, offering much appreciated wines and spirits and exclusive services that are unanimously acclaimed. Throughout the delicate journey involved in producing a great wine, their teams work together to pool their know-how and techniques, from working the land and the vines, to packaging and logistics, not forgetting winemaking and the maturation process.