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Our People

Olivier Magny Olivier is the founder of O Chateau. He is a sommelier and a bit of a nutcase. Olivier’s energy and personality turned what was in 2004 just a weird idea into the fun and exciting little company that O Chateau is today. On top of his activities with O Chateau, Olivier is also a wine consultant for fancy pantsy Hotel de Crillon. In October 2009, Wall Street Journal referred to “Taste-master” Olivier Magny which almost made “Taste-master” Olivier Magny’s mom stop asking him when he was going to get a real job. Olivier’s side occupations include writing his blog “Stuff Parisians Like“. He is also wrapping up a book about terroir. And working on developing a TV series about wine. Besides this, Olivier speaks four languages; he loves good food, good wine and good conversations. (read more…)
		Nicolas Paradis Nicolas and Olivier have been friends for many years. They played rugby together at university. In 2006, Nicolas hopped onboard the O Chateau adventure to help his friend grow the company. Nicolas is originally from the Languedoc. He holds a Master of Sciences from ENSAM and an MBA from ESSEC. Before joining O Chateau, Nicolas worked as a strategy consultant. He is now spending his time trying to manage Olivier’s crazy energy. Nicolas is the proud father of a little girl.. and an other one on going. He is an avid wine drinker and still plays rugby at a very good level..
Colombe Arnaud Colombe joined O Chateau to take care of our French clients. It takes a world of patience to take care of French people clients. Colombe has that. She grew up between Paris and Bordeaux, where her family owns and operates a winery. Colombe holds a Masters in bullshit Marketing. She is always in a good mood and is just the most fantastic help for our clients who need to arrange private and corporate events. All in all – she’s very cool. Except maybe for her passion for sushi – slightly over the top!
		Lionel Medoc Lionel is a smooth operator. He is along with Olivier O Chateau’s second full-time sommelier. Lionel is a trained winemaker with a Masters in Oenology from the University of Bordeaux. Though he looks like he is 20 years old, he is not: before working with O Chateau, Lionel had worked in wineries in France, California, Australia and Argentina. He has many fantastic anecdotes and insights he loves to share with our clients. Lionel grew up on l”Ile de la Réunion. And even though his last name is Médoc, half of his family is from… Burgundy! Quite the wine man!