The Sommelier's Journal: a profile of David Biraud, MOF and sommelier for Clos Sélection, his career, vision of the profession, and challenges of the vineyard.
Le Journal du Sommelier features a profile of David Biraud, MOF (Meilleur Ouvrier de France) and Vice-World Champion Sommelier, founder of Clos Sélection.
From his beginnings in the kitchen to leading the sommelier team at the Mandarin Oriental alongside Thierry Marx, and his title as Best Sommelier of France, David looks back on a career of high standards and knowledge transfer — now extended to leading the KEDGE Wine School.
In this interview, he offers an unvarnished vision of the major challenges facing the profession: climate change and the urgent need to evolve appellation regulations, dealcoholized wines, the consumption habits of younger generations, and the sommelier of tomorrow — as much a manager as a discoverer of terroirs.
A clear-eyed and passionate perspective, to be read in full in Le Journal du Sommelier.
