Persbericht PFV: Hubert de Billy nieuwe president
- Door Fred
- juli 26, 2018
- 12:17
Persbericht PFV:
“Twenty-five years ago, my family was invited to join PFV which Robert Drouhin and Miguel Torres had created from scratch one year before. It was – and still is – a great honour to have been welcomed by this great association and to take part in this amazing adventure.
It is my duty and my pleasure to thank my predecessor Jean-Frédéric Hugel for the great job he did and all the energy he put into it.
I am now starting my third term as president and I am proud of all we have done together showing the world that wine is not just a product or even a business. The family dimension shows us wine is values!
A few days ago, one of the oldest Spanish family companies, Codorniu, was forced, after five centuries of family ownership, to allow one of the biggest private equity firms to acquire a majority holding. Time is flying and the world is changing. Generations are passing and PFV must keep going and adapting to new challenges and so we can be stronger together.
The structure of the companies that make up the Primum Familiae Vini, a family structure by definition, is what we know and have long mastered. Our companies have a total of 2,388 years of experience; for us, more than ever, the family means sustainability and, therefore, the safeguarding of values without which it is impossible to produce great wines and preserve our common heritage. In this we remain symbols, and models, for the world of Wine and perhaps even beyond.
We have decided to audit ourselves and look into what has been done in the past, to understand the very meaning of PFV for each and every member. We are determined to look forward to be able to say clearly where we would like to be in 10, 20 or 30 years and even more.
New ideas, new tools and new events…Many things will be decided in the near future to take PFV to the next level and make it better known, better understood and more attractive to all our friends and wine-lovers around the world.
We will join together at Prowein and Vinexpo to show off the quality of our wines and, more specifically, our range of wines that complement each other and offer great synergy.
May that message convey some of the unique values of PFV: Quality, Exclusivity, Responsibility, Heritage, Innovation”.
Hubert de Billy, fifth generation Champagne Pol Roger, President PFV 2018-2019
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e France (RVF) organiseert sinds enkele jaren de internationale blindproefwedstrijd “Championne du monde de dégustation à l’aveugle – World Blind Tasting Championship”. Namens RVF verzorgt Fred Nijhuis de selectie van het team dat Nederland zal vertegenwoordigen tijdens die internationale finale.
Hiervoor wordt op zondag 27 mei 2018 in het Kurhaus te Scheveningen de “WIJNACADEMIE PROEFCOMPETITIE” georganiseerd, het Nederlands kampioenschap blindproeven.
(indien gewenst, aangevuld met een coach) de samenstelling, herkomst, producent en jaargang van 12 wijnen (6 witte en 6 rode; droog of zoet en/of versterkt) te determineren, waarbij per aspect punten te verdienen zijn.
Na enkele succesvolle instructieve proeverijen waaronder “Onbekend Italië” en “Chianti Classico” in 2016 (o.a. tijdens Chef’s Revolution van Jonnie en Thérèse Boer in Zwolle), organiseerde ik het afgelopen jaar verschillende driedelige workshops voor professionals en particulieren, aansluitend op de toenemende behoefte aan goede opleidingen op het gebied van specifieke thema’s.