Ampelidae : Who is Ampelidae

Frédéric BROCHET
Frédéric BROCHET was born 1972 in Poitiers. After his graduation at Camille Guérin high school (Following mainly a scientific channel ), Frédéric, advised by Jacques Puisais, followed preparatory classes that were dispensed at the Normal Superior in Cachan. He organized a seminary dealing with wines at the Normal Superior School and then hit his master degree in bio-chemistry. He started a pHD about wine-tasting supervised by Denis Dubourdieu and Patrick Mac Leod. Holder of a doctorate at the University of Bordeaux II, his works, published in numerous scientific reviews were crowned with the special price of Amorim Academia in 2001, and by Leonard de Vinci Price from the International Rotary Club.

He is passionately found of wine and he naturally dedicate most of his time to his passion, with the support of his wife Hélène, his son Valentin and his daughter Adèle. He set up Ampelidae in 1995 and he is the majoritary owner. He runs the wine-making and all the other aspects of the company, from the vintage to the bottling step, he gives the company’s guidance.

Christian and Monique BROCHET,
Christian et Monique BROCHET, are the parents of Frederic and Karen, one thing is for sure, nothing would have happened without them. Christian has of course kept the property of Le P.N.1328 that was the beginning of all. He welcomes the customers in his cellar. Retired from the Department of Education , Monique directs all her energy and do her best to serve the family project that she is the administrative manager.

Karen TERUEL
Karen TERUEL is Christian and Monique’s daughter. She has been a technology teacher for ten years before integrating Ampelidae’ s team in 1999. Active and smiling, she welcomes the customers and is responsible for presenting our products to the restaurant managers. She is also in charge of the management department of the company.

Daniel PATOUR
Daniel PATOUR is a green worker as crop manager. His life always turns around vine that he met very early in his childhood. Frederic’ s partner from the beginning, he is in charge of the grape production aspects (which is so to speak the essential ). He cut vine stocks, keep the whole property clean and deals with all the different issues of the company’ s everyday life. He also controls and gives directives to the team workers because that kind of work can not be entrusted to inexperienced hands.