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With the introduction of the Fifth Annual Georges Duboeuf Nouveau Art Label competition, the winery is once again seeking new artwork for over one million bottles of their Beaujolais Nouveau.
This is a very personal project for me. In 2011, I had received my first sample of Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau. Two years later in 2013, I had a
phone conversation with George’s son Franck Duboeuf. I was so star struck, I could hardly speak. Me, who used to photograph people like Tina Turner, Aerosmith, ZZ Top, etc., and never blinked.. seemed like everyone but the Beatles and Rolling Stones. With Franck, I felt tongue-tied, but got through it.
Wine is known to bring people together and there s no better example of this than the working relationship and friendship between Stephen D. Kreps Sr. and Robert L. Pepi. Broadwayworld.com Food and Wine had the pleasure of a recent zoom wine tasting and conversation with these two wine aficionados. They shared with us their abundant knowledge of varietals and we gained fascinating insights into their roles in the wine industry.
Stephen D. Kreps Sr. is a Missouri native who has been the manager of some of the largest wine and spirits companies in the country. In 2002, his entrepreneurial spirit inspired him to form Quintessential, a marketing and distribution company, to nurture a roster of family-owned wineries from around the globe whose wines reflect the best expressions and the highest quality of their particular appellations. He is proud to work alongside his two sons. Dennis Kreps is his father s partner in Quintessential and runs the company from its headquarters in Napa, Cal