Wine Grower Portrait; Françoise Sirot-Soizeau, Château Closiot, Barsac Sauternes

“Open door” in the world’s most famous sweet wine region First published in the Gilbert & Gaillard International Magazine An open sign hangs on the wide blue gates of Château Closiot. “When we are at home, we are always ready to receive visitors even at harvest-time” says Françoise Sirot-Soizeau, third generation owner of this four …

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Château Lascombes: the end of an era and the beginning of the next

First published in the Gilbert & Gaillard International Magazine The Summer of 2011 will go down in the history of Margaux’s Château Lascombes as a memorable one with the gala dinner celebration of the Fête de la Fleur at the property to mark ten years of ownership by American investment fund Colony Capital. It will …

Family Business ; Clément Fayat, Vignobles Fayat

Wine Business Decisions; from Head to Heart First published in the Gilbert & Gaillard International Magazine Clément Fayat, best known as president of the multi-billion civil engineering group BTP, bought his first vineyards in 1969, the 23 hectare property of La Dominique which neighbours one of St Emilion’s most famous properties, Cheval Blanc. Bought initially …

Winemaker Profile : Oriane Mazeau

A young woman's challenges to juggle the commercial and practical running of a 76 hectare wine estate in the Entre Deux Mers New website http://www.toutigeac.com First published Gilbert & Gaillard International Magazine The day starts early for Oriane Mazeau, young wine producer at the 76 hectare Château Toutigeac in Bordeaux’s Entre-Deux Mers . First job …