François began his journey in wine on the hospitality side, working in restaurants and wine bars before coming under the tutelage of the likes of Eric Dubois and Olivier Cousin. He acquired some plots in Berrie, not far from Saumur, and established the Rue des Belles Caves collective: a small community of like-minded individuals working in an array of trades. In time they settled into an awe-inspiring troglodyte...
