Paradise Rescued: From Cabbage Patch to Cabernet Franc - Stannard, David

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Biographie:
Not your typical French Wine maker! Born and educated in Englandm David Stannard qualifued as a Chemical Engineer at Birmingham University in 1980. He has had a successful leadership career in the petrochemical industry in the UK, Netherlands and Australia covering more than 30 years. David purchased a small holiday villa property in Cardan, Bordeaux in 1992 which served as a family holiday home for many years before changes in land rezoning and a resultant avalanche of property development in the village. This in turn caused a potential threat to the family property and ongoing heritage of the village. The time for action had arrived and working closely with the community and neighbours, the family purchased the surrounding vineyard land in order to sustain it as an organically managed high-quality organic vineyard. From some challenging - and near disastrous - starts from their first vintage in 2010, Paradise Rescued is increasingly recognised as a niche ultra-premium micro wine brand and was the Silver Stevie International Business Award for best New Company 2013. In 2016 Paradise Rescued was awarded a Silver Stevie Award for International Marketing in the