Born in 1973 in the French region of Champagne, Sylvain has always been deeply interested in wine. In 1997 he obtained the National Oenology diploma in Montpellier. For 4 years, he built up his professional experience in France and around the world while perfecting a wide range of practical skills, first in Languedoc, in Alsace, then South Africa and finally in Australia.

Armed with his know-how acquired in both hemispheres, Sylvain decided settle down at GMDF in 2000. He took charge of the Louis Bernard wines and is the guarantor of the ‘Louis Bernard’ style which is very much focused on Grenache, the king of grape varieties in the southern Rhone Valley. His technical expertise has allowed him to become a jury expert for the Inter Rhone and a member of the approval commissions for the Gigondas and Cotes du Rhone.