Jean-Claude Rouzaud served for over 30 years as president of
Champagne Louis Roederer. He was
Decanter
A decanter is a vessel that is used to hold the decantation of a liquid (such as wine) which may contain sediment. Decanters, which have a varied shape and design, have been traditionally made from glass or crystal. Their volume is usually equ ...
's man of the year 2001.
He is well known for organizing a celebration in 1997 to celebrate his 30th anniversary as president of the well-known Champagne company.
The owners of 30 of the best wines in the world, in his judgment, were invited to attend the gala event. Half of his selections were from France. "I’m a
chauvinist and a nationalist" he explained.
The event took place in two separate parts: first, a dinner featuring
Bordeaux wine
Bordeaux wine ( oc, vin de Bordèu, french: vin de Bordeaux) is produced in the Bordeaux region of southwest France, around the city of Bordeaux, on the Garonne River. To the north of the city the Dordogne River joins the Garonne forming the ...
s, then a
tasting the next day with all the other wines.
Many owners expressed their belief that it was a great pleasure and an honour to have been invited to participate in such a prestigious event.
See also
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French wine
French wine is produced all throughout France, in quantities between 50 and 60 million hectolitres per year, or 7–8 billion bottles. France is one of the largest wine producers in the world, along with Italian, Spanish, and Amer ...
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Bordeaux wine
Bordeaux wine ( oc, vin de Bordèu, french: vin de Bordeaux) is produced in the Bordeaux region of southwest France, around the city of Bordeaux, on the Garonne River. To the north of the city the Dordogne River joins the Garonne forming the ...
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List of wine personalities
Instead of common selection criteria for the entire list, notability of people involved should be checked against the description of each sector.
Sectors are arranged from cultivation through processing, starting from vineyards to consumption ad ...
References
External links
*Party in Paris. ''Wine Spectator'', 15-11-9
French chief executives
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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