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Francois Chartier, the Canadian-born aroma specialist and "createur d'harmonies" is shaking up the art of making sake in Japan. Until now, the idea of blending has never been part of Japan's sake culture, as it is with Champagne, great wines, whiskies, sheeries and prot. But Francois Chartier is changing that, by introducing high-end quality and luxury sake blends. Read more
First, he used his aromatic science and secondly, the blending techniques he has learned through his own wine venture in Europe. When he began making his own line of wines in 2011, Chartier worked closely with Dr Pascal Chatonnet, an oenologist from Bordeaux. Chatonnet is a master blender for some of the world's most prestigious wineries, including Vega Sicilia in Spain, Chateau de Beaucastel in Chateauneuf-du-Pape and Chateau Cos d'Estournel in Saint-Estephe.