There are very few people who can write about wine and sell it so well. Undoubtedly, this Englishman is one of them. The author of ‘Who’s Afraid of Romanée-Conti’, who also edits the magazine ‘Nobel Rot’ and co-owns three London restaurants, a number of wine cellars and a wine import company, will be at Athenaeum […]
In his latest book, ‘Ailleurs, chez moi’, the most French of American novelists continues to explore a more than divided United States, this time based on his own experience. On 15 November, just a few days after the results of the American elections, Douglas Kennedy will be at Athenaeum for a book signing. Here’s a […]
Double news for this regular contributor to Capital, formerly at the JDD or the Revue du Vin de France: with illustrator Daniel Casanave, he has written Histoire des Grands Vins and a new edition of L’Incroyable Histoire du Vin, which has sold over 130,000 copies in France since its first publication in 2019. A story that deserves a […]
Between bottle labels, the Glougueule blog and the Mimi, Fifi & Glouglou comic strips, this true city dweller and natural wine enthusiast talks to Athenaeum about his career, his encounters, his cellar and his projects… How did you become a graphic designer? A family heritage, if you like. My grandfather was in the cardboard and […]
Born in the Valais, this former philosophy teacher is one of the most renowned wine tasters of his generation. The fruit of decades of peregrinations in vineyards the world over, this founder of the Club des Amateurs de Vins Exquis has now published a book: L’Archipel du Goût. A voyage of initiation into the world of […]
In less than six years, his mouth-blown glasses have made their mark on the world of wine. All over the world, renowned winemakers have made them their own. It’s a success story that, as far back as 2022, earned this Swiss entrepreneur a place on the Forbes list of ‘30 under 30’ people to watch… […]
On 28 and 29 September, for its 17th edition, the first book festival to be held in the heart of the Burgundy vineyards will be bringing together around a hundred authors at the château du Clos de Vougeot, including some of the best-known names when it comes to talking about wine. Here is a selection… A […]
In a lengthy interview – ‘we’re very talkative in the family’ – this great professional, attentive and sensitive, opens up. In Gevrey-Chambertin, with a calm tone, a twinkle in his eye and a smile on his face, he talks in no particular order about climate change, biodynamic viticulture, the virtuous practices he has put in […]
A native of Chalon-sur-Saône, this journalist specialising in vines and wine, notably for the magazine Bourgogne Aujourd’hui and the website Vitisphere, has written 111 vins de Bourgogne à ne pas manquer. The result is a selection as eclectic as it is refined… How did you come up with the idea for this project? To be perfectly frank, it was a […]
Since February, this graduate of a Master’s in Book Trade has been working in the Athenaeum’s general bookshop. For our latest summer newsletter, she opens up her holiday suitcase to you… Which novel will you be taking with you this summer? Sally and Liss couldn’t be more different. Sally has just run away from home […]
At Athenaeum since 2019, this granddaughter of a Burgundy winegrower continues to reconcile two passions: music, as a teacher, and wine as a specialist bookseller. Today, for our special Summer newsletter series, she opens her holiday suitcase to you… Which novels will you be taking with you this summer? When Tamsin Calidas leaves London for […]
For over 20 years, she ran the hotel-restaurant Les Terrasses de Corton, before joining the Athenaeum’s central cash desk. As part of our special Summer newsletter series, she opens up her holiday luggage to us… Which novel will you be taking with you this summer? Mathieu, a modest farm boy in the Médoc, falls madly […]
