Les Grands Chais de France (GCF) is a leading trading and production company for wines and spirits with its headquarters in Petersbach in Alsace, France. The company was founded in 1979 by Joseph Helfrich (born 1956). Today, GCF employs over 3,580 people and generated a turnover of 1.3 billion euros in 2022, 80% of which is exported. The company exports to over 178 countries.

In France, GCF has branches in Alsace (Arthur Metz), Bordeaux (Les Caves de Landiras and Crus et Domaines de France), Burgundy (Pasquier Desvignes), Languedoc-Roussillon (Domaine de la Baume), Loire (Lacheteau) and Jura (La Maison du Vigneron). Abroad, there are some in Spain, Italy, Hungary), China, the USA and Japan.
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