Chateau St Jacques Calon Stephan Gabart has worked for The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company in Atlanta, New Orleans and San Francisco for almost a decade. His most cherished dream was to settle back home in Bordeaux to share his passion for hospitality with his own guests in his very own chateau, which he did in 2004. His warm personality and passion for service will make you feel comfortable right away.Stephan also belongs to one o... [ more ]
DMjWineworks Dewey Markham, Jr. is a gourmet renaissance man. He is a highly trained chef, having studied at the Culinary Institute of America in New York as well as running the famed French cooking school in Paris called L’Ecole de Cuisine La Varenne. Dewey is well-versed in wine, holding a degree in wine tasting from the Oenology School at the Université de Bordeaux. He is a talented writer, winning the James Bea... [ more ]
Insider Tasting Wendy Narby, teacher at the Ecole du Vin, has been a wine and food consultant in Paris and Bordeaux for the last 20 years. British born Wendy’s wine experience is not just based upon study but years working as a marketing consultant, journalist, teacher and guide. Wendy left Paris to marry a Bordeaux Grand Cru Château owner and negociant. Wendy now shares her passion for the region with friends and c... [ more ]
Nicole Croft Nicolle Croft has been a wine professional for 20 years. Originally from England, now living in Bordeaux, Nicolle set up Berry Brother’s famed wine school. From her experiences, she authored the best selling book called. “Winetasting” which has been translated into seven languages - a must read for anyone who loves wine. Nicolle’s particular passion is wine and food pairing. She can customized pe... [ more ]
Jean Marc Quarin Jean-Marc Quarin grew up in a wine family. He is considered one of Bordeaux's top wine experts, often asked to speak at conferences, wine competitions, and wine seminars. Jean-Marc is also a respected and published wine critic who has strong relationships with the major players in Bordeaux's tight-knit wine community. Recently, he has developed a seminar on determining wine quality. [ more ]
Trading Wine Renaud and Myriam Ruer are wine negociants in Bordeaux. Their company is Trading Wine. Renaud has worked for many large chateaux, including Mouton Rothchilds. Myriam was a top graduate from the Universite de Bordeaux’s acclaimed wine tasting program - the DUAD. In addition, she holds other degrees in wine production. Currently, Myriam designs and teaches wine educations classes in addition to being... [ more ]
Chateau du Seuil Chateau du Seuil is one of the most elegant country Chateau on the left bank of the Garonne river in the heart of the Grave region. Nicola and Sean oversea every aspect of making their wines from the vineyards through to final bottling. Heritage, their award-winning private reserve Grave Red, is a great favorite of mine along with their outstanding Grave Dry White. Nikki and Sean have an approachable... [ more ]
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