wine
Charentes region is full of undreamed discoveries. A variety of products are created in this one. We explore their home and meet their passionate makers. Cognac, Pineau, Wine and Cremant are suddenly less mysterious. Chateau de Beaulon : The Chateau Pietrus of Cognac and Pineau Our classroom (First year of a master degree in [...]
Graduation ceremony at an exceptional host’s Château Haut-Lagrange An evening full of emotions and memories for MBA International Hotel Management alumni Warmly welcomed by the Château Haut-Lagrange owner, Francis Boutemy, the future alumni had the privilege of touring the vineyard and tasting several different wines. They then met for the graduation ceremony speech, given by [...]
Vatel Bordeaux hosts the Aquitaine Organic Winegrowers competition Experts blind-tasted hundreds of samples to determine the 2017 winning wines. Each year, in May, the New-Aquitaine Federation of Organic Wine organizes the Organic Winegrowers Competition to find the best organic wines in the area. “Open to all organic certified wines, (VQPRD and IGP, two French [...]
On March 11, Vatel Bordeaux hosted the L’Étiquette - Blind Tasting Inter-School Wine Tasting Challenge created by Kedge in 2016. Six teams of four students from the Kedge, the ESVV (School of wines and wine sciences), the EM Lyon and Vatel Bordeaux met to defend their schools’ colors. In front of a jury made [...]
A few words about the interesting presentation that Catherine Nicolas, a specialist in tea tasting and educational methods, gave us. The samovars are plugged in and an unusual odor of plants and fruit is penetrating the tasting room; quite a surprise for first year MBA students who are beginning their discovery workshop with the famous [...]
Vatel MBA International Wine & Spirits Management students toured the Chateau Castera vineyards. To get to know the people who make wine and the land that grapes grow on, you have to get out of the classroom. Students were happy to shed their uniforms for a tour of the heart of the Medoc region, […]
Qian Qian Wu, a Chinese fifth year student, gives us her opinion on her schooling and life in Aquitaine. Why did you decide to study at Vatel Bordeaux? Because of Vatel’s great reputation! After I finished my Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management in Amiens, I wanted to specialize in the hospitality […]
Clémence, who was born in the region, is an MBA Vatel graduate majoring in Wine & Spirits Management. She tells us about the three years she spent in Bordeaux. After completing a vocational undergraduate diploma in hospitality in La Rochelle, Clémence decided to do a preparatory year at Vatel then study at the college to […]