Photographer turns camera to stars of Burgundy(2)

When asked about the differences between the subjects in Bordeaux and Burgundy, Colin said, “I think the most noticeable thing was the dress sense – there were many more suits in Bordeaux, but as far as the characters go, in Bordeaux, they warmed up quickly and became themselves.”

In Burgundy however, he remarked of those he photographed, “They didn’t quite understand what I was doing and that’s because they don’t see themselves as winemaking superstars.

“For example, Aubert de Villaine said that he wasn’t the star [of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti], he has a hand in it, but it’s down to the land, and that’s why there is a photo of him holding the land in front of his face.”

Photo credit: Colin Hampden-White

Colin, who is originally from Edinburgh in Scotland, will later this month unveil his first solo show in New York, which will contain photographs of nine different Diageo distilleries and their surrounding landscapes.

He chose to concentrate on the Diageo portfolio in Scotland because of the company’s help in organising the shoots – “they were fantastic” – and because, he explained, “I was fascinated by being able to photograph possibly the oldest distiller in Lagavulin to the newest in Roseisle, which will release its first Malt this year.”

The exhibition is being held at Rebecca Hossack’s New York gallery on Mott Street and opens on January 23^rd.

Below are the names of the winemakers from Champagne and Burgundy which will feature in Colin’s London exhibition in April:

Champagne:

Hubert de Billy – Pol Roger

Dominique Demarville – Veuve Clicquot

Didier Depond – Salon

Michel Fauconnet – Laurent Perrier

Richard Geoffroy – Dom Pérignon

Olivier Krug – Krug

Frédéric Panaiotis – Ruinart

Jérôme Philipon – Bollinger

Frédéric Rouzaud– Louis Roederer

Anselme Selosse – Jacques Selosse

Pierre Emmanuel Taittinger (with Vitalie, his daugher) – Taittinger

Burgundy:

Lalou Bize-Leroy – Domaine Leroy

Raphael Coche-Dury – Domaine Coche-Dury

Pierre-Henry Gagey – Maison Louis Jadot

Dominique Lafon – Domaine des Comtes Lafon

Anne-Claude Leflaive – Domaine Leflaive

François Millet – Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé

Laurent Ponsot – Domaine Ponsot

Christophe Roumier – omain Georges Roumier

Eric Rousseau – Domaine Armand Rousseau

Aubert de Villaine – Domaine de la Romanée-Conti

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