Mariette Veyssière Estate Manager Château Quintus Met by Gerda Château Quintus Saint-Emilion Grand Cru In 2011, Prince Robert of Luxembourg, president of Domaine Clarence Dillon bought Château Tertre Daugay and changed the name to Château Quintus. Two years later, he bought Château L’Arrosée, neighboring Château Quintus, which is ideally located on the southern slope […]
Jean-Michel Comme and his wife Corinne Comme Consulting Consultants Met by Gerda After Eric Boissenot, Thomas Duclos, Stéphane Derenoncourt and Axel Marchal it was time to interview Jean-Michel Comme. He has been the Technical Director of Château Pontet-Canet for 31 years and has done a great job in converting the vineyard to biodynamic viticulture. […]
Inside Fine Wine logistics (step 3/3) Hillebrand Patrick Bongard Director “Micrologistic & Brand” Bordeaux Met by Gerda Through a logistics trilogy, we would like to share with you the life of a wine, from the bottling to the wine’s arrival at the distributor. In step 1, Aurélien VALANCE from Château MARGAUX, explains the preparation […]
Laurent Dimajo ; Patricia Durepaire ; David Vidal The wines’ storage by Roland Coiffe & Associés (step 2/3) Logistics warehouse of Roland Coiffe & Associés David Vidal General Manager Sicsoe Roland Coiffe & Associés’ warehouse Met by Gerda Through a logistics trilogy, we would like to share with you the life of a wine, from […]
The preparation of an order by the Château Margaux (Step 1/3) Château Margaux 1er Grand Cru Classé en 1855 Margaux Aurélien Valance Deputy Managing Director, Marketing and Operations Working at the estate since 2006 Met by Gerda Through a logistics trilogy, we would like to share with you the life of a wine, from […]
Roland COIFFE CEO of Roland Coiffe & Associés S.A.S. (Bordeaux) Gerda: After having interviewed, since October 2021, almost 100 women and men who make Fine Wines, all I needed was a wine negociant interview. So naturally Roland, it’s your turn! Gerda: Why did you start “Roland Coiffe & Associés”, a new negociant house, back in 2008? […]
Jean-Guillaume Prats Président of Château d’Estoublon Vice-chairmana of Château Léoville Las Cases Met by Gerda Gerda: Can you introduce your background? Jean-Guillaume Prats: I was born in the Médoc, baptized and married in Saint-Estèphe, I was President and CEO of Cos d’Estournel for 14 years. It was a great adventure during which we created Cos […]
Mathieu Bessonnet Technical Director Working at the estate since 2020 Met by Gerda at the Gerda Château Pontet-Canet 5ème Grand Cru Classé en 1855 Pauillac The Inside with Justine Tesseron was one of my first interviews, she is a dynamic young woman, with a real vision of Château Pontet-Canet and the wine world in […]
Michel Rolland Consultant oenologist Met by Gerda Gerda: There are already lot of articles written about you, but could you describe yourself? Michel Rolland: I was born at Château Bon Pasteur in Pomerol and I am a modest oenologist, that’s what is written on my business card. The best definition of my work came […]
Emmanuel Cruse Met by Gerda at the Château Co-owner of Château d’Issan 3ème Grand Cru Classé en 1855 Margaux Gerda: Tell us about you… Emmanuel Cruse: I have been surrounded by wine since my earliest childhood. My family was wine negociant and owned several Châteaux including Pontet-Canet and Issan. I had the chance to […]