| We would like to say a big thank you to our families and friends, to the people in the wine and tourism industry, to the press as well for their warm welcome and enthusiasm. Our deepest gratitude goes to - but is not limited to - all the people listed hereafter: thank you for your time and your hospitality, your kind words of support and your recommendations, your feedback on our photographs, your detailed explanations on wine producing techniques; thank you for giving us access to your marketing and commercial strategies and also for your help in proof-reading and translating our texts… |
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Chile - Mariana and Eduardo Carles, Ximena and Didier Debono, Hervé Diez, Paola and Alejandro M Duque Abarca,
Arnaud Hereu, Pierre-Yves Rouille and Caroline Vioche. Argentina - Juan Antonio Argerich, Andreas Hoy, Ignacio Lopez, Jose Luis Mounier. Bolivia - Don Francisco, Sergio Prudencio. South Africa - François Baard, Peter Finlayson, PJ Geyer, Teddy Hall, Jacques Hoon, François Joubert, Chris Keet, Marius Lategan, Lana Strümpfer. |
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Thailand - Laurent Metge-Toppin, Jérôme and B Trichard, Kim Wachtveitl. China - Gérard Colin, Cédric Oillaux. USA - Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy, Jamie and Hugh Davies, Whitney and Robert Fisher, Valerie and Jeff Gargiulo, Boris Guillome, Amir Mortazavi, Holly and Douglas Powell, Bruce Sanderson, Bridget and Laurent Sarazin, Brenda Springer, Phil Steinschriber, Marimar Torres. Mexico - François Gouin. |
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New Zealand – Mathew Jud, Alan Limmer, Lois Mills. Australia – Graham Allison, Dominique and Philippe Guinot, Marie Lyons, Heather and Robin Moody, Henrik Peterson, Dominique Portet, Yvonne Schubert and Jean-Jacques Pauchon, Ruby Stobart. India - Mr Auti, Ms Rachana. Lebanon - Marie-Hélène Hery-Saikali. |
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Ireland - Olivier Chaussée and Kevena Ryan. The Netherlands - Sarah Papamichalis. Hungary - Klara and Vincent Héritier, Alain Ouvrieu. England - Michael Denton, Christelle Guibert, Victoria Hall, Jancis Robinson, Maggie Rosen, Steven Spurrier. Spain - Christophe Brunet, Franck Massard. |
| France - Pascal Antolinos and Sophie Trichard, Fabienne Benoit and Emmanuel Bonnat, Bruno Boidron, Colette Charrier, Doriane Ciron, César Compadre, Isabelle Dartigues, Bruno Delmas, Eric Derouet, Cécile and Luis Fuentes, Sophie Gaillard, Madd and Jean-Pierre Gélard, Christophe Goussard, Mathilde Hulot, Britt and Per Karlsson, Sonia and Patrice Lapeyre, Marie-Noëlle Ledru, Etienne Masure, Nicole Moussay, Alain Moueix, Jean-Bernard Nadeau, Julie Noel and Thomas Ogeron, Hélène Piot, Anne Sorin and Laurent Richard, Elisabeth Roger, Magalie and Petter Tonjum, Delphine and Jean Trias. |
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Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. Marcel Proust |
thanks
chardonnay at St Jean in Sonoma, USA
sauvignon blanc at Craggy in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand
Benzinger’s boutique in Sonoma, USA
Blaauwklippen’s restaurant in Stellenbosch, South Africa
Dean & Deluca’s cellar in Napa valley, USA
Californian méthode champenoise, USA