# Bordeaux: Alerte aux toxiques association appeals its conviction for denouncing pesticides in wine

> The Bordeaux court of appeal examines the Alerte aux toxiques association's appeal, fined 125,000 euros in 2021 for having revealed the presence of pesticide traces in wines labeled "high environmental value".

**In brief**: Justice event (severity: low) in Bordeaux (Gironde), first detected on 3 November 2026 at 11:08. Reported by 3 sources (3 articles), last updated on 3 November 2026 at 20:56.

- Category: Justice
- Severity: Low
- Place: Bordeaux — Gironde
- First detected: 3 November 2026 at 11:08
- Updated: 3 November 2026 at 20:56
- Web page: https://acturadar.com/en/events/8019-bordeaux-alerte-aux-toxiques-association-appeals-its-conviction-for-denouncing

## Reported figures

- 125 000 euros

## Coverage angles

Both sides cover the same appeal procedure, but the left emphasizes the conviction as an infringement on the freedom to denounce pesticides, while the center presents a face-off between an activist and a wine industry feeling denigrated.

**Common ground**

- The Bordeaux court of appeal examines the Alerte aux toxiques association's appeal
- The association had been fined 125,000 euros in 2021
- The case concerns the revelation of pesticide traces in wines labeled "high environmental value"

**Differences**

- The left characterizes the conviction as a "sentence to silence" and evokes an "omerta", an angle absent from the center's coverage
- The center emphasizes the position of the wine industry feeling denigrated, an element not highlighted by the left

## Sources (3 articles)

- [Condamnée au silence pour avoir « dénigré » les vins de Bordeaux, Alerte aux toxiques veut « briser l’omerta » sur les pesticides](https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2026/11/03/condamnee-au-silence-pour-avoir-denigre-les-vins-de-bordeaux-alerte-aux-toxiques-veut-briser-l-omerta-sur-les-pesticides_6805563_3244.html) — Le Monde, 3 November 2026 at 11:08
- [Condamnée pour avoir dénoncé la présence de pesticides dans des vins de Bordeaux, Valérie Murat à nouveau devant la justice](https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/nouvelle-aquitaine/gironde/bordeaux/condamnee-pour-avoir-denonce-la-presence-de-pesticides-dans-des-vins-de-bordeaux-valerie-murat-a-nouveau-devant-la-justice-3443418.html) — France 3 Régions, 3 November 2026 at 18:47
- [Vins de Bordeaux. Le combat anti-pesticides de retour à la barre](https://www.sudouest.fr/gironde/bordeaux/vins-de-bordeaux-le-combat-anti-pesticides-de-retour-a-la-barre-31358741.php) — Sud Ouest, 3 November 2026 at 20:56

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