Making a wine bar work in Beijing: Olivier Six of Le Baie des Anges(2)
The most successful events are our live jazz nights, with one on the last Saturday of the month and another during the month, and our St. Tropez “white” party that we do twice a year, at the beginning and at the end of summer. Our cheese and wine tastings are also popular. Most of the time we do something special, like match a particular kind of wine with a certain cheese.
How did you become interested in wine? What are your favorite wines?
As I said before, I began young, with family dinners being a good reason to taste a drop of wine in my father’s glass. I really understood that I liked wine when I turned 18. I began to read books and took classes about wine. Most importantly, I went to the vineyards of my friends in Provence, where I saw the harvest and some of the wine making process. But for me, the important thing is to appreciate wine, to drink it with friends and family.
My favorite region is Burgundy, although wines from there are hard to in Beijing and usually too expensive. I also like wine from Cote Rotie, from the Rhone Valley, which cannot be drunk too young. And I like red wines from Provence – they are not well-known yet, but I’m sure they will be, because the quality has really improved.
