US Magazine Wine Enthusiast has just announced Axa Millesimes (Picture: Christian Seely, head of Axa Millesimes) was listed among their 2013 Wine Star Award Nominees. “With holdings in Bordeaux, Languedoc, Portugal and Tokaj, AXA Millésimes (a subsidiary of French insurance company AXA) produces top-tier wines with a strong core of winemakers driving quality and creative approaches. Additionally, the group is a dedicated supporter of wine education through the Institute of Masters of Wine, funding an annual scholarship and providing students access to its properties.” Four other wineries are also listed among the European Wineries of the Year.
Besides Château Pichon-Longueville Baron, Christian Seely is responsible for looking after Châteaux Pibran in Pauillac, Petit-Village in Pomerol, Suduiraut in Sauternes, Mas Belles Eaux in the Languedoc, as well as Domaine de l’Arlot in Nuits-St-Georges, Disznókő in Hungary and Quinta do Noval in Portugal. He is also the President of the Compagnie Médocaine, the Bordeaux Négociant, which is wholly owned by AXA Millésimes. Apart from these AXA Millésimes companies, he is managing director and part owner of Quinta da Romaneira in the Douro, and co-founder and joint owner of Coates and Seely Ltd, producer of English Sparkling wine in Hampshire, England. His blog (http://www.christianseely.com/) is full of great information and videos.
Each year, the editors of Wine Enthusiast Magazine honor the individuals and companies that have made outstanding achievements in the wine world. Read the full list of the nominees in each of the categories for 2013. The winners will be announced in the special December 31 Wine Star Award issue, and the honorees will be presented their Wine Star Award trophies at a gala black-tie dinner in New York City on January 27th, 2014.
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