Fabien Teitgen Managing director, agronomist and oenologist Château Smith Haut Lafitte Grand Cru Classé, Pessac Leognan Gerda Beziade: Can you tell about us? Fabien Teitgen: My background is fairly straightforward. I’m originally from Lorraine, an industrial region, but part of my family worked in agriculture. In particular, my great-grandfather owned vines and fruit trees. He was a […]
Lise Latrille Managing Director in post since 2000 Château Prieuré Lichine 4th Grand Cru Classé Margaux Gerda: Tell us about yourself… Lise Latrille: I joined Château Prieuré-Lichine at the beginning of 2000, shortly after it was acquired by the Ballande family at the end of 1999. My background is deeply rooted in the world of wine. As a […]
Jérôme Moitry Managing Director Château Climens Premier Cru Classé Barsac Sauternes Gerda: Tell us about yourself… Jérôme Moitry: I’m going to talk about my brother and myself, as I accompanied him in this magnificent acquisition. We come from Nîmes, with a father from Lorraine and a mother from Spain. My brother graduated from the Ecole Normale Supérieure in […]
Vincent Montigaud Chief Executive Officer and Marine Treppoz Chairman Château de Sales Pomerol Gerda: Tell us about you… Marine Treppoz: I’m one of 14 cousins who co-own Château de Sales. After studying at HEC and completing a master’s degree in mathematics, I worked at Gaumont, then in a private equity fund before co-managing a video game […]
Vintage 2023: When Bordeaux reinvents its classics Gerda: The Primeurs 2023 tasting week came to an end last week. It was an intense and important week for La Place, during which more than 5,000 wine professionals of 70 different nationalities discovered the new vintage. Detailed reports on 2023 and notes from some of the wine critics have […]
Dr. Mohamed Najim Director of Research Laboratory University Professor in Signal and Image Processing at the Polytechnic Institute and University of Bordeaux Co-author of the book “When Wine Makes Its Revolution” In the world of wine, there are extraordinary enthusiasts, and Mohamed Najim is a perfect example. Born in Morocco in 1945, this engineer graduated […]
Françoise, Jacky, Manon Lorenzetti, Emmanuel Cruse, Managing Director, and Vincent Bache Gabrielsen, Director. Château Lilian Ladouys, Saint Estèphe Château Pédésclaux, 5 ème Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Château Lafon Rochet, 4 ème Grand Cru Classé Saint Estèphe Château d’Issan, 3ème Grand Cru Classé Margaux In mid-January, La Place de Bordeaux was invited by Vignobles Cruse-Lorenzetti for […]
Managing Director AXA Millésimes Met by Gerda at Château Pichon Longueville Baron In 1993, Christian Seely became Managing Director of Quinta Do Noval in Portugal. In 2000, the AXA Group appointed him Managing Director of Axa Millésimes, a subsidiary of Axa, an international insurance group. Since then, he has managed the entire portfolio of Axa […]
Edouard Miailhe Owner Working at the estate since 2015 Château Siran Margaux Gerda: Tell us about you… Edouard Miailhe: I define myself as a gatherer, oriented towards achieving results rather than engaging in big speech. My professional journey has taken me to the Philippines, where I lived with my family for 15 years, working primarily in […]
Andrea Martinisi Best Sommelier of New Zealand 2021 and 2022 When I spoke to Katharine Maude of Peter Maude Fine Wines in Auckland about our intention to launch a series about sommeliers—those wine connoisseurs who play a crucial role in enhancing and internationalizing our exceptional wines—she immediately connected me with the Italian-born Andrea Martinisi. Prior […]