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Since 2014, under the leadership of its managing director, David Liorit, Château Petit Val has made the fusion of tradition, innovation, and elegance its DNA. Meet a man in constant search of challenges. You are the managing director of Château Petit Val. What was your career path before arriving at the Château? After studying viticulture, oenology, wine commerce, and agricultural management, I enrolled at the Derenoncourt school, where I learned to break away from traditional academic foundations to bring my own style to wine. I then became the general manager of a group of shareholders... Read more
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For the taster's escape, the sommelier also demonstrates his skills in choosing cigars searching for the most daring pairings. Many facets link the world of food and wine pairings to that of...
Portraits of winegrowers
Frank Lesterlin arrived at the head of the Esterlin house eighteen months ago, after a period at Louis Jadot in Burgundy, and some good years at Laurent-Perrier and Duval-Leroy. For SommelierS...
Portraits of winegrowers
All over the world, the single word "champagne" sounds like an air of celebration. But yet, its qualities as a great wine remain rather vague for most consumers. In order to reassure them and guide...
Portraits of winegrowers
In 2020, De Sousa champagnes will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the commitment of the estate into biodynamics. On this occasion De Sousa markets a special box consisting of the cuvée Les...
Portraits of winegrowers
Infatigable chercheur de la meilleure expression de ses terroirs, Nicolas Rossignol dispose d’une nouvelle cuverie. Le vigneron de la Côte de Beaune s’est ainsi fait construire un outil sur mesure...
Portraits of winegrowers
Since 2014, American Michael Baum has breathed new life into Château de Pommard. Restoration of the buildings, new winery, transition to biodynamics. Last innovation: a plot-selection bottling of the...