At Joseph Drouhin’s, we appreciate women, and they deserve it !
Here, we use the word “oenologist” in the feminine. Laurence Jobard, one of the
very first women to hold such a position in Burgundy, conducts, with a master’s
hand, the vinification of some ninety different Burgundy appellations. Her team
itself is only composed of women. In Oregon, it is Véronique Drouhin-Boss, the daughter
of Robert Drouhin, the Chief Executive President, who is the oenologist.
To celebrate this tradition of women wine-makers, Maison Joseph Drouhin
has invited the spouses of the greatest French Chefs, on the occasion of 2000’s crop,
to pick grapes on a parcel of the famous
"Clos des
Mouches".
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From left to right : Nicole Dutournier, Eventhia Senderens, Pascale
Henriroux, Michèle Marcon, Marie-Pierre Troisgros, Danièle Seguin, Denise Vergé,
Danièle Savoy, Marie-Claude Rostang, Jacqueline Blanc, Isabelle Haeberlin, Monique Jung,
Valérie Gauvreau, Viviane Westermann, Dominique Loiseau. |
| Twenty of these «Grandes Dames» of French gastronomy were present in
Beaune on September 20th to take part in this exceptional event : after the harvest, the
grapes were pressed on the old 16th century press, entirely refurbished for the occasion.
It is located above the cellars, all interconnected like the cells of a bee-hive. Built
between the 12th and 16th centuries, they belonged to the Dukes of Burgundy and the Kings
of France. |
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The French Chefs’ Spouses with (at
the back row) Véronique Drouhin-Boss, Françoise J. Drouhin, Laurence Jobard, Robert J.
Drouhin, Laurent J. Drouhin, Philippe J. Drouhin and Frédéric J. Drouhin. |
Out of these three « pièces » (around 900 bottle), named
«Beaune Clos des Mouches – l’Ouvrée des Dames», 150 magnums will be
sold for the benefit of a charitable organization run by women.
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