Having come to Pontarlier to train for his profession, this lover of thrillers, theatre, superhero films and pastries has joined the Athenaeum in 2019. While we wait for the start of the new school year, when he will be in charge of the Youth section, he opens his holiday suitcase for you for our series […]
This sales assistant has been working at the Athenaeum for over 20 years now. Now a specialist in glassware and sommeliers, Evelyne Saussard unveils her suitcase as part of our special Summer newsletter series. Which novel will you be taking with you this summer? Violette Toussaint is a cemetery warden in a small town in […]
A sommelier in London for 10 years, this distinguished guitarist and music enthusiast has joined Athenaeum in 2019. He, in turn, opens his suitcase to you, as part of our special Summer newsletter series… Which novel will you be taking with you this summer? Readers of Jim Harrison are familiar with his devouring passion for […]
After practising his sommelier skills in Rome, in the family enoteca, this lover of France – and its vineyards – has joined Atheneaum, in Beaune, in 2019. For our first special Summer newsletter, he opens his suitcase to us… Which novel will you be taking with you this summer? In 2005, in California, a fire […]
To coincide with the Burgundy Aligotés tasting at Athenaeum on 18 July, the “Swiss Army knife”, as he calls himself, from the Rougeot Père & Fils estate joined Les Aligoteurs very early on. Now a member of the board, he looks back at the history of the association and its work. How did Les Aligoteurs […]
Since 2019, he has been making a name for himself. Even though his father and mother are still very much involved in the family estate in Morey-Saint-Denis, Laurent Peirazeau manages his 3.6 hectares of 15,000 bottles a year, across 13 appellations, in his own way, fervently. Like his ancestors, from the vineyard to the cellar, […]
In this second novel, Camille va aux anniversaires, the heroine returns to France to help her best friend organise his girlfriend’s surprise birthday party. For twelve days, with her mission in mind, this recently separated 52-year-old expatriate shares her thoughts and observations on the world around her. When Isabelle Boissard comes to Athenaeum on 4 […]
From 26 to 30 June, Givry will be hosting the 27th edition of this festival of world music, wine and local culture, chaired since last year by Vincent Clément, a Givrotin at heart and owner-manager of the Athenaeum in Beaune. With just a few days to go before the first festivities get underway, we take […]
Following on from his comic strip La dernière reine, currently being adapted for the screen, this mountain enthusiast has written his first novel, Au cœur de l’hiver. It’s the story, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, of his departure from Paris, with his partner Christine Cam, for a long winter in their chalet in the hamlet of […]
In her sixth and latest book, Cher pinard, the wine merchant, sommelier and journalist explores the taste of wine, from its origins to current trends, via its language and its experts… A fascinating read. You wrote it yourself: there have probably never been so many tools and books to accompany wine tasting. So why a new […]
In Nos armes, her latest novel, she follows the journey of a gang of militant youngsters, in particular two of them, Axelle and Mano. Exhilarated by their struggle, they decide to go one step further: hold up a municipal bank. The action went badly wrong. One gets 25 years in prison, the other gets off scot-free. […]
Together with photographer Paul Lehr and journalist Matthieu Le Goff, they have just co-written Vinocolor. A colour chart of wine that is as pleasing as it is instructive. Interview. How did you come up with the idea of looking at wine through the prism of its colours? G. C. : It all started with one of […]
