Jean Jacques BENETTI has a 30 years tourism and wine tourism background. He is :

A wine specialist : he gives wine tasting classes to professionals (sommeliers, wine waiters, etc.) and to individuals. He also promotes wineries and corporations on wine fairs, provides technical advice for Wine Tourism to wine estates staff. He has been the manager of the Cotes de Provence wine union promotion center for many years and has been travelling the wine world (the old and the new world !) for many years which helps him exchanging with guests from abroad as he fully understands the different approaches.

A tourism specialist : Certified national tour guide and interpreter, master of conference he perfectly knows
Provence and French Riviera. This will add cultural and touristic interests to the wine visit.

A man of several languages : Fluent in French (mother tongue !), English and Italian, he can help in Spanish, Dutch and German. To that extent the tourism University of Toulon uses his capacities on a regular scale. Wine and Tourism meet in Jean Jacques talents to make him your ideal guide.

Philippe DE BROCA is one of your guides, after 40 years in the wine business. He is :

An expert : From the region of Armagnac where he was born in a family of local producers he has been around quite a bit, starting his career in Scotland when he met whiskies and Scotch spirits and then promoting Bordeaux and Provence wines in Paris. He is in charge of the biggest accounts for a well known Champagne company for 15 years, becomes an expert merchant and the President of the Wine Experts in Court for the tribunal of commerce in Paris. His many professional achievements grant him the title of Officer of the Agricultural Merit.

A man of accomplished passions : He is the owner of a Champagne brand well appreciated by consumers and critics and write books on Cognac and articles on the specialized wine press. He has created the first contest for organic wines, in collaboration of the famous gourmet magazine Gault et Millau and is very busy in the wine tasting world where he acts as one of the prominent jury and animator of radio shows on the matter.

Philippe is a self made man, always curious of new techniques and trends. His knowledge will bluff you.

Claudia ROULLIAUX has been working in the toursim field for the past 22 years. She coordinates your tours. She is :

A Tourism professional : She has a degree in Superior Studies of Commerce dedicated to Tourism and ran several tourist offices in Southern France for 16 years. Co-founder of the company in 2006, she takes care of multiple road tours and will be looking after you, organizing the best possible wine–and tourism-tour.

A wine ‘Natural’ : Born in a family of winemakers, vineyards are a familiar landscape. She was raised on a
wine farm and knows every step of this beautiful activity.

An automobile lover : She has a long while passion for everything with wheels and an engine. Nowadays she has the perfect opportunity to make her passion a profession.

You might meet her as one of your drivers.

François DUPIN has spent the last 40 years in the mechanical business ; he is charge of your safety and your comfort on board. He is :

A well trained mechanic : He was a Head Mechanic for Ford Competition. Nowadays a specialist of vintage cars, he is in charge of looking after our Land Rover Defenders. He will provided perfectly fitted cars for your best comfort on the road.

A passion for cars and engines : He has lived his passion through 5 years of motorcycle competition, 6 years of car rally pilot and made his passion a job being a driving school teacher for 20 years. Co-founder of the company in 2006 he is in charge of maintenance, logistics and technical coordination. You will have an opportunity to meet him as he might be one of the drivers taking you to the wine fields.

Since 20 years, Nicolas and Barbara de Choudens are providing typical country meals of Provence.

A passion for the gastronomy of Provence : With a high level of education, Nicolas and Barbara worked around the world for several sustainable development projects in Brazil, Senegal, Morocco, Comoros Islands…. In 2001, they created their own company to share their passion for the good food of Provence. They are providing presentation and tastings, cooking workshops and especially lunch buffet of local specialities. Nicolas, agronomist and born in Grasse, has a great knowledge of the mediterranean rural culture. His wife, Barbara, graduate in nutrition, has a real passion for good food and the link between producers and the local specialities.

Polyglot professionals of Tourism : Nicolas created one of the first house of local products with more than 40 producers in High Provence. With Barbara, they managed during 12 years a shop of local specialities. Today, they are providing typical workshops in French, English, German and Portuguese for groups. More than a lunch, that’s a friendly and playful experience that you will share during your country meals with them.