William Kelley Gerda: Can you tell us about your background? William Kelley: I am a wine lover who became a wine critic. I had opportunities to taste great wines in my younger years, especially during my studies at Oxford University (Doctorate in History) where I was in charge of the Wine Circle tasting group. In 2015, […]
Pauline et Edouard Vauthier Managers and co-owners It is always a great pleasure to meet Pauline and Edouard Vauthier at Château Ausone. They are two dynamic young people living in the midst of their exceptional terroir. Here, there are no ostentatious signs, but a true life of winemakers attached to their land. In this Inside […]
INSIDE En-Primeurs week with Gerda Gerda: During this week of discovery and tasting of the 2022 En Primeur wines, I have reflected on all the very visible changes within Bordeaux chateaux, affecting all aspects of the trade, from agronomy to winemaking. The 2022 weather conditions felt like a projection into the future, with unprecedented levels of […]
Marjolaine de Coninck Director Domaines Perrodo Domaines Perrodo Château Marquis d’Alesme, 3ème Grand Cru Classé en 1855, Margaux Château Labégorce, Margaux Château La Tour de Mons, Margaux Met by Gerda Gerda: Tell us about you… Marjolaine de Coninck: I consider myself as a builder. I love having projects that are like new pages in […]
Hubert de Boüard Director Hubert de Boüard Consulting & Oeno-lab Co-owner Château Angelus Met by Gerda Gerda: Tell us about you… Hubert de Boüard: I describe myself first as a winemaker who was born and raised at Angelus. I am someone passionate about the vine and wine. When my father stopped working in 1985, I […]
Michael Egan Expert Met by Gerda In the same way as the luxury market, wine is also affected by counterfeiting. Châteaux are therefore implementing colossal measures to protect their bottles from being replicated. This phenomenon is growing and today’s counterfeits often have nothing to do with the vulgar, though still present, imitations that were […]
Guillaume Thienpont Technical Director Working at the estate since 2011 Met by Gerda at the Château Vieux Château Certan Château Le Pin Pomerol Gerda: Tell us about you… Guillaume Thienpont: I could summarize by saying that I am passionate about my job. The vineyards of Vieux Château Certan and Château Le Pin are the […]
Mathieu Jullien (left) Marketing & Sales Director Lorenzo Pasquini (right) Estate Manager Met by Gerda at the Château Château d’Yquem 1st Grand Cru Supérieur Classé en 1855, Sauternes Gerda: Approaching the release of Château d’Yquem 2020, I had the opportunity to discuss with Lorenzo Pasquini, Estate Manager, and Mathieu Jullien, Sales and Marketing Director at […]
Wilfrid Groizard (left) Deputy General Manager Working at the estate since 2013 Edouard Kressmann (right) Technical Director Met by Gerda at the Château Château Latour-Martillac Grand Cru Classé de Graves Pessac Léognan Gerda: Tell us about you… Wilfrid Groizard: My roots are in Vendée. I started my career in media marketing outside of Bordeaux, […]
Pierre-Olivier Clouet Technical Director Working at the estate since 2008 Met by Gerda at the Château Château Cheval Blanc Saint-Emilion Grand Cru I headed to Saint-Emilion to discover the exceptional white wine of Château Cheval Blanc: Le Petit Cheval blanc. Pierre-Olivier Clouet, technical director of Château Cheval Blanc since 2008, received me at the […]