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Good news!! We are pleased to open one more tasting on Saturdays in August. We’ll run our Introductory Tasting every Saturday in August at 3PM. That’s on top of our existing Wine & Cheese Lunch, Tour de France of Wine and Champagne Cruise…
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Intro Tasting now offered on Saturdays
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010O Chateau in Time Magazine
Monday, June 28th, 2010
O Chateau just got written up in Time Magazine. In an article called ‘Wine: Best Enjoyed Young’, our wine tastings caught Time Magazine’s attention for being “the most irreverent in Paris“. Read the article…
O Chateau in the NY Times
Saturday, March 27th, 2010
O Chateau just got written up in March 28th edition of the New York Times. The article called ‘Going Underground in a Private Paris’ was written by Seth Sherwood and featured in the Fashion & Style pages. Read the article…
Olivier Magny guest of Le Journal de la Culture on France 24
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
March 11, 2010 – Olivier Magny was Eve Jackson’s guest on France 24’s Journal de la Culture. Olivier shared about O Chateau, Stuff Parisians Like and video blog WineRendez-Vous. Check out the video.
François de Chavanes – Chateau de Chavanes
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
What is your job? Right now, producer of wine
Where is your domaine? On the edges of Jura
Why did you choose to be involved with wine? To find my roots again
Describe your wines in one word. A reference from Burgundy with a pleasurable Jurassic plus.
Your best wine moment? My first tasting from the barrel of Pinot le Clos in November 2003.
Your favorite dish? St Pierre from the Mediterranean, poched and barely cooked in olive oil.
Your favorite film? “Amacord” by Fellini
What does ‘terroir’ mean to you? Lively and in the middle of the South.
A quotation about wine? “God only made water, but man made wine.”
What are you most proud of? To share a little more than my dreams with those I care about.
Your dream? To keep dreaming…
Your idea of happiness? To live these dreams, once in a while.
An essential quality for you? Frankness and respect when communicating with people.
The most beautiful place on earth? Corsica
Your favorite swearword? Couillon
Your motto? To get in the right train.
Any last words? To be at the train station in time to make the train.
David Lebovitz to host a Wine & Chocolate Tasting at O Chateau
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
To all wine and chocolate lovers out there, we are pleased to announce a very special tasting on Thursday, March 25th at 6PM. Pastry chef, cookbook author and blogger superstar David Lebovitz will join O Chateau founder Olivier Magny for a unique wine and chocolate tasting class.
(This Tasting is Sold Out – Updated on March 7th by Nicolas)
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Come meet and learn from David Lebovitz and Olivier Magny for a one-off Wine and Chocolate Extravaganza on March 25 at 6PM. |
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Olivier Magny guest speaker at Vinisud
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
Feb 22, 2010 – Founder of O Chateau Olivier Magny was a guest speaker at the Vinisud Trade Show in a conference about wine tourism. Olivier was invited by Vitisphere to share his experience, insights and thoughts about wine tourism in France.
Other speakers that day included Philippe Faure-Brac (World Champion Sommelier 1992), Franck Thomas (2000 European Champion Sommelier) and Alexandre Lazareff (President of the Conseil National de l’Oenotourisme).
Karen Turner- Prieuré Saint-Jean de Bébian
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
What is your job? Technical Director
Where is your domaine? Pézenas, Languedoc
Why did you choose to be involved with wine? For the love of taste and the refusal to work in an office in a city.
Describe your wines in one word. Balance
Your best wine moment? Tasting my first Condrieu-Doriane du Guigal while winetasting in Australia.
Your favorite dish? Peking duck
Your favorite film? The original “The Producers” by Mel Brooks
What does ‘terroir’ mean to you? Villafranchien
A quotation about wine? “A day without wine is like a day without a tomorrow.”
What are you most proud of? My family
Your dream? To cross Africa from Marrakesh to the Cape.
Your idea of happiness? Discovering a new taste or a new flavor.
An essential quality for you? Responsiblity and preservation
The most beautiful place on earth? Tuscany
Your favorite swearword? Mother Fucker (but I’ve never used it!)
Your motto? “What goes around comes around.”
Any last words? Down with prejudice, long live quality.
Bernard Magrez – Château Pape Clément
Thursday, February 11th, 2010
What is your job? Vineyard proprietor
Where is your domaine? I am the proprietor of 35 vineyards in Bordeaux, in the Languedoc-Roussillon region and in 7 foreign countries.
Describe your wines in one word. A quest for excellence.
Your best wine moment? Pape Clément 1929
Your favorite dish? A cut of beef from Bazas
Your favorite film? Cyrano de Bergerac (with Gérard Depardieu)
What does ‘terroir’ mean to you? The terroir of Château La Tour Carnet (Grand Cru Classé of Médoc)
A quotation about wine? Terroir is a type of a wine, the charm of the wine is the winemaker
What are you most proud of? Never having backed down from adversity.
Your dream? To be proprietor of one of the top five grands crus classés
Your idea of happiness? To be in harmony with those around me.
An essential quality for you? Temperance
The most beautiful place on earth? The sandy Landaise coast
Your favorite swearword? What mediocrity!
Your motto? Never give up.
Any last words? Live standing up.
Introducing our new website
Saturday, January 30th, 2010
We are very proud to present our brand new website to you! More fun, more tastings,more news about O Chateau..
We tried to enrich our product descriptions, and tomake navigation easy and fun.This new website is also a great opportunity to launch new products we have been working on for quite some time. This newsite will also be much more interactive with direct access to our blogs: Rencontres O Chateau and Stuff ParisiansLike… You will also be able to follow day after day life at O Chateau. Anyway – all good and exciting stuff!
We hope you like it as much as we do!
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