Elk jaar benoemt Primum Familiae Vini (PFV) – een vereniging van twaalf prestigieuze families uit de wijnwereld – een van haar leden tot voorzitter om op te treden als vertegenwoordiger op verschillende evenementen over de hele wereld. Dit jaar volgt Charles Symington van Symington Family Estates in Portugal Véronique Drouhin van Maison Joseph Drouhin in Frankrijk op als PFV-president voor de periode juli 2024 tot juni 2025.
Charles Symington:
“I am extremely honored to be taking over from my predecessors at Primum Familiae Vini and to support our twelve families who share the same values: the culture of excellence, love and respect for the earth and the terroir, and the powerful desire to remain family-run, independent businesses and transmit the heritage of our ancestors to the next generation. These are particularly exciting times at PFV. The last 12 months have been fruitful under Véronique Drouhin’s leadership, with major advances on climate change issues within the technical committee. Among initiatives that I would like to draw, I will very shortly be proposing that the technical committee focuses on the evaluation of Artificial Intelligence in viticulture and winemaking, a subject of the future that will enable the new generations within the 12 families to contribute their knowledge and share it with our entire group.”
ABOUT PRIMUM FAMILIAE VINI (PFV)
Primum Familiae Vini is an invitation-only organization of twelve of the world’s most historic and lauded wine producers. Their mission is to represent the highest level of excellence in the world of wine; to be synonymous with both exquisite quality and sustainability; to blend family heritage and innovation; and to be aspirational through their vision and passion.
PFV has created the €100,000 PFV Prize to support other multi-generational family companies across the world, rewarding a family company biennially. www.pfv.org
THE TWELVE MEMBERS OF THE PFV
Marchesi Antinori (Tuscany,Italy), Baron Philippe de Rothschild (Bordeaux, France), Maison Joseph Drouhin (Burgundy, France), Domaine Clarence Dillon (Bordeaux, France), Egon Müller Scharzhof (Mosel, Germany), Famille Hugel (Alsace, France), Pol Roger (Champagne, France), Famille Perrin (Rhône Valley, France), Symington Family Estates (Portugal), Tenuta San Guido (Tuscany, Italy), Familia Torres (Catalonia, Spain) and Tempos Vega Sicilia (Ribera del Duero, Spain).
