Alessandro Marini Technical director Luce della Vite Working at the domain since 2019 Met by Gerda Tenuta Luce della Vite Tuscany, Italy   The day after my interview with Axel Heinz, Director and Wine Maker of Ornellaia, I set off to discover two other Frescobaldi family estates: Tenuta Luce and Tenuta CastelGiocondo. The estates were, […]

Axel Heinz Director of Domaines Ornellaia Working at the estate since 2005 Met by Gerda at the Domaine Ornellaia Tuscany, Italy   In July 2022, I had the great pleasure of visiting some of the wineries in Tuscany we work with. The beauty of the landscapes, the generosity of the Italians, the savoir-vivre and the high […]

Patrick Lachapèle Managing Director Tenute di Toscana Met by Gerda   In Bordeaux, I met an important man for La Place de Bordeaux, the Managing Director of Tenute di Toscana, Patrick Lachapèle. Tenuta di Toscana is the name of the representative office of the Frescobaldi Group’s estates: Ornellaia, Masseto, Tenuta Luce and Tenuta CastelGiocondo. After […]

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 […]