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21 February 2025 

Inside La Place – Reflected Views by Gerda Part 2 with Colin Hay around Vignobles Vauthier

🎧We are offering the Inside in an audio file🎧 After this wonderful deep dive into the complexity of Vauthier wines, I wanted to have a discussion with Colin and explore the broader challenges of the market. You’ll find these exchanges in this second part of  “Reflected Views by Gerda”. Insights on the Bordeaux Wine Market […]

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14 February 2025 

Inside La Place – “I sense the effects of our work when I am in the field”

Ludovic Fradin Executive Vice-President Château Smith Haut Lafitte Grand Cru Classé Graves Ludovic Fradin began his career as a négociant before working for the dynamic Florence and Daniel Cathiard as Sales Manager in October 2014. Today, he is Deputy Managing Director but still travels extensively to represent and promote the wines of Smith Haut Lafitte […]

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7 February 2025 

Inside La Place – Reflected Views by Gerda with Colin Hay around Vignobles Vauthier

Come and Taste Ausone Wines on our stand at Wine Paris – Hall 7.1 – E001 from February 10 to 12, 2025 We are offering the Inside in an audio file We organized our second “Regards Croisés” session around the magnificent wines of Vignobles Vauthier, with the participation of Edouard Vauthier (co-owner), Antoine Gimbert (Commercial […]

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31 January 2025 

Inside La Place – The fabulous 100 year history of Brane-Cantenac with the Lurton family

Marie-Hélène Faurie Commercial Director and Right-hand to the CEO, Henri Lurton Château Brane-Cantenac 2ème Grand Cru Classé MARGAUX Presentation  Gerda: Can you tell us a little about yourself and how you started your career here in Bordeaux? Marie-Hélène Faurie:  I had no vocation to work in wine, but I discovered a passion for it along the […]

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17 December 2024 

Inside La Place – Reflected Views by Gerda with Alexandre Ma, around Château Lafite Rothschild  

🎧We are offering the Inside in an audio file  and 🎬Watch the tasting video  Alexandre Ma : Wine journalist and owner of AMA Sélection Gerda Beziade: Journalist with Equipe Roland Coiffe & Associés  In this very first episode of our Regards Croisés series, we are honored to shine the spotlight on one of Bordeaux’s most […]

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12 December 2024 

Inside La Place – Excellence in a Changing World

Jérôme Poisson  Estates Manager Château Giscours, Margaux Caiarossa, Tuscany ~ An agricultural engineer and oenologist, Jérôme Poisson has a rich experience in the world of wine before becoming general manager for AJ Domaines, Château Giscours, and Caiarossa, IGT Toscane. He began his career as an intern at Baron Philippe de Rothschild. In 2006, he harvested […]

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6 December 2024 

Inside La Place – Cellar Secrets, Caisserie Bordelaise Group

Thibault Chaperon General Manager, Caisserie Bordelaise Group Frédéric Argagnon Sales Manager Nine producers, mainly from the Gironde region, representing 90% of French production in this sector, have joined forces to form the Alliance France Caisse Bois (AFCB) association. Their aim is to gain “a little recognition” and “put the wooden case, and its assets and […]

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29 November 2024 

Inside La Place – “It is essential to Evolve and Innovate while Respecting our past”

Guillaume-Alexandre Marx Sales Manager Domaines Clarence Dillon Châteaux Haut-Brion, La Mission H-B, Quintus Presentation  Gerda: Can you tell us about your background? Guillaume-Alexandre Marx: My first professional experience was in California in the board sports industry for the Volcom brand. After that, I went to Australia to continue my training in sports management and marketing. I then […]

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22 November 2024 

Inside La Place – “We need to create a Sauternes Blanc Sec appellation”

 Laure de Lambert Compeyrot Owner Château Sigalas Rabaud 1er Cru Classé Sauternes With a solid scientific education from Montpellier Supagro and the Faculty of Oenology in Bordeaux, Laure de Lambert Compeyrot is now Managing Director of Sigalas Rabaud, where she represents the sixth generation to run the estate since 1863. Presentation  Gerda : What are the main […]

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15 November 2024 

Inside La Place – Wine tourism & Ambition : Jean-Christophe Meyrou, a visionary estate manager

Jean-Christophe Meyrou Managing Director Vignobles K After completing his studies and a successful career abroad and in Bordeaux (Vignobles Péré-Vergé and Adams), Jean-Christophe Meyrou joined Vignobles K in 2014, joining Peter Kwok. He then took charge of all the group’s properties, including Château Haut-Brisson, Château Tour Saint-Christophe, Château La Patache and Enclos de Viaud. Under […]

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