VIP EXPERIENCE 

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Program: 
- Wine tasting with wine experts
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​Jean-Noel Fourmeaux is a 35 years veteran of the wine industry in Napa Valley, yet, his winery, VGS Chateau Potelle, is known only by those who search for wines that have dimension, subtlety and definitive character. Their assertiveness is all in the nuances and their successive layers, not in the overripeness of fruit.
“To make “main stream” wines has never been my calling” proclaims Fourmeaux.
Jean-Noel loves his home country of France, however there were too many traditions and strict rules. He was inspired by the freedom allowed to California winemakers that allowed for great creativity and expression.
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At just 35 years old Pauline Lhote is currently heading into her 13th  harvest at Chandon. Since she was promoted to winemaker two years ago, Pauline has been working to create a new wine style, playing up the California brightness and increasing the vibrancy and intensity of Chandon’s flavors and aromas. She also works closely with the other Chandon wineries throughout the world, especially Chandon Australia and Chandon Argentina, collaborating, sharing and learning from their challenges and successes.

​Xavier Barlier joined MMD - the US subsidiary of Louis Roederer - in 2001 after spending the previous four years in the position of Director of Corporate Alliances and Co-branded Marketing of Disneyland Paris. He was previously with the French automotive group Renault and Champagne Moet et Chandon.
His role today is to oversee all marketing and communication activities, from brand management to wine education.
Xavier is a Chevalier in the Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne and a Cavaleiro in the Confraria do Vinho do Porto
At only 30 years old, Vincent Morrow is 1 of just 274 Master Sommeliers worldwide, recently having passed the near-impossible exam in 2018. He brings with him a wealth of Michelin-star experience to the San Francisco culinary scene, drawing from experience at industry icons Benu, Gary Danko, and The French Laundry. As the inaugural Wine Director at highly anticipated One65, Morrow will be working closely with Executive Chef and Partner Claude Le Tohic to present four distinct, modern French dining experiences under one roof. When he can find time to break away from the daily grind, Vincent can be found chasing surf along the California coast.
Louis Zandvliet is holding a Master of Management from the VATEL INSTITUTE of Bordeaux. He began his career in 2002 as Sales Manager for South West France and Spain with ORIGINS Company. In 2006, he became an entrepreneur and founded the NABUCCO Company in the wine sector, which he directed for three years. In 2009, he joined H&A Company and moved to California in 2012 as Sales Manager for the US division in Santa Rosa. He joined the Radoux Group on January 2015 as General Manager of Radoux Inc. where he has been working until the present day. Father of three, he is also involved in opening a French bakery in Santa Rosa with his wife who bakes and runs the operation

​Bastien Lucas, 30 years old, graduated from the winemaking school of Bordeaux, France. During his studies, he was lucky enough to spend his internship and study in Napa, at Alpha Omega, in 2013. He came back to Alpha Omega in January 2015 to work in the cellar and he ended up handling the lab for a while. He then was charged to start the Research & Development department as an Enologist, before becoming the Assistant Winemaker for the harvest 2017.2018 is his second harvest at this position
Lisa N. Brown, Brand Manager at Boisset Collection for the Import Portfolio and LVE (a partnership with singer, songwriter and actor John Legend), began her wine & marketing career in Dijon, France while completing her studies in Wine Business at the University of Burgundy and working at a Négociant in Beaune. She traded the French countryside for the Napa Valley when she joined Boisset Collection where wine is steeped in tradition and is the centripetal force in creating unique and emotive wine experiences. With a solid foundation in French and Californian wine history, Boisset wineries and brands have an authenticity that Lisa has leveraged to pair with the fashion, music, film, travel, media, design and tech industries to bring to life the innovative vision of Jean-Charles Boisset.
Jennifer Reichardt owner at Raft Wines was born and raised in Sonoma County, California and from day one, has lived a life centered in food production. As a fifth generation duck farmer, she watched as her father worked tirelessly to raise the best duck he possibly could, to deliver to chefs across the Bay Area. This passion for good, quality food, transferred to the way Jennifer approached a career in winemaking.  In 2016, she embarked on creating her own wine brand, Raft Wines . A raft, by definition, is a community of waterfowl, like ducks, and the philosophy behind the brand is to craft a wine that is shared with a community - whether it be around a dinner table, or at a picnic with friends. Raft Wines focuses on hand-crafted, small lot wines from vineyards farmed sustainably and organically. She currently splits her time between the family business, Sonoma County Poultry, Liberty Ducks, and Raft Wines.
In 2005 Alexandre Remy fell in love with the wine industry while completing his Master's degree in Food Science. He was studying the impact of synthetic corks on wine aromatics when he knew he wanted to be a winemaker. His newfound passion led him to travel to, and work in various wine regions all over the world in 2015, Alex took over Atlas wine Co. as general manager and winemaker and restructured their strategy based on the experience that lives in his DNA - he wanted to provide the American consumer the same benefits that the French take for granted, great wines at great values.
​Boisset is a family-owned collection of historic and unique wineries bound together by a common cause: authentic, terroir-driven wines in harmony with their history, their future and the land and people essential to their existence.  With more than twenty historical and prestigious wineries in the world’s preeminent terroirs, including the Côte d’Or, Beaujolais, Rhône Valley, California’s Russian River Valley and the Napa Valley, each house retains its unique history, identity, and style, and all are united in the pursuit of fine wines expressive of their terroir.

Beverage (more to be announced soon)

Founded in 1982, Roederer Estate is nestled in Mendocino County’s cool, fog-shrouded Anderson Valley. As the northern California outpost of Champagne Louis Roederer, it builds upon a centuries-old tradition of advanced viticulture and fine winemaking. With 600 acres of proprietary vineyards, it is among the very few American sparkling wine houses that only sources estate-grown fruit. Special oak-aged reserve wines are added to each blend in both the multi-vintage and vintage cuvées, which are 100% estate-bottled.

​Domaine Anderson is tucked in the hillsides of Northern California's Anderson Valley. The cooling marine layer that is characteristic of this region provides ideal conditions for the cultivation of pinot noir and chardonnay grapes on its own 50-acre vineyard. Domaine Anderson's 100% estate-grown wines are crafted with precision and minimal intervention in order to best express the uniqueness of the terroir. The winery's commitment to land stewardship and sustainable practices extends to each its vineyards, including a rotating calendar of crops and livestock integral to the certified organic and biodynamic Dach vineyard.
Alpha Omega, a boutique winery located in the heart of Napa Valley on the Rutherford Bench, began its journey in 2006 to be recognized as one of the great wine estates in the world. Surrounded by vineyards and mountains, the beauty of this rustic, farm-style winery is as captivating as its wine.

​Contact: 707-963-9999, [email protected]
Chateau Potelle was born when we moved from France in 1980, to be part of the California winemaking adventure. We wanted to be creative in making wine rather than being constrained by the years of traditions that existed in France.
Created by Jean-Charles Boisset, the innovative JCB Collection brings together two worlds of winemaking—Old and New. With the collection, Jean-Charles celebrates his French heritage while embracing his passion for California. Each wine in the collection is a limited edition, and is “named” with a number. These numbers signify a wine style that Jean-Charles strives to achieve vintage to vintage, while also symbolizing important ideas, passions and moments in his life and wine career.
​Boisset is a family-owned collection of historic and unique wineries bound together by a common cause: authentic, terroir-driven wines in harmony with their history, their future and the land and people essential to their existence.  With more than twenty historical and prestigious wineries in the world’s preeminent terroirs, including the Côte d’Or, Beaujolais, Rhône Valley, California’s Russian River Valley and the Napa Valley, each house retains its unique history, identity, and style, and all are united in the pursuit of fine wines expressive of their terroir.
Raft Wines are hand-crafted artisanal wines created from a feeling of joy- of the land, the food and the joy we have when we share around the table. Great care is given to each aspect of the bottle of wine from start to finish. The focus is on organic vineyards from California, produced with minimal intervention in the winemaking process.​​
​- La Soirée is a 21+ event -