The Grand Conseil du Vin de Bordeaux
March 24, 2025Opening of the Commanderie de Bordeaux in Liverpool, on 20th March 2025
The CIVB and the city of Liverpool have worked closely for many years. Four events of the Bordeaux Wine Festival have been held in Liverpool since 2018. In 2024, Liverpool was the Guest of Honour city at Bordeaux Fête le Vin in Bordeaux.
In collaboration with the CIVB, the Grand Conseil du Vin de Bordeaux prepared the opening of a Commanderie de Bordeaux in Liverpool, on 20th March 2025.
For this occasion, the delegation travelling from France was comprised of the following participants:
Allan Sichel, President of the CIVB and his wife Grace
Christophe Château, Communication Director at the CIVB
GCVB Delegation
Jean-Marc Dulong, Grand Maître
Benoît Souliès – member of the Board
Bordeaux Winegrowers
Arjen Pen – representing the Médoc
Jean-Jacques Dubourdieu – representing Sauternes & Barsac
Laurent Cisneros – representing Graves & Pessac-Léognan
Renaud Limbosch – representing Castillon, Côtes de Bordeaux
Nicolas Lassagne – representing Lalande de Pomerol
Sabine Silvestrini – representing Saint-Emilion
+ Tim Hartley – representing the Chancellerie de la Jurade (already in the UK)
Hugues Hardy – representing white Bordeaux
Commanderies de Bordeaux
Maître Colin Smith – from the Commanderie de Bordeaux in Manchester and his wife Margaret, also attended this opening event in Liverpool.
The inauguration of the Commanderie de Bordeaux in Liverpool, was held at the Art School Restaurant, in Liverpool.
At 5pm, a welcome reception and an extensive tasting of Bordeaux wines was held in The Art School Cellars.
At 6.40 pm, the official ceremony to open the Commanderie de Bordeaux in Liverpool was held in the Lantern Room of The Art School Restaurant.
Paul Askew, is the Chef and owner of The Art School Restaurant and he was inducted as the Maître of this new Commanderie.
Paul ASKEW - Maître of the Commanderie de Bordeaux in Liverpool
Paul Askew is a renowned British Chef and a key figure in Liverpool's culinary scene. Chef and owner of The Art School restaurant since 2014, he has contributed to the growth of gastronomy in the North West of England. With a career spanning 40 years, he ran The London Carriage Works and co-founded Barnacle in 2021. He is co-president of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts (Northern Branch) and President of the Liverpool Restaurant Association, actively involved in the training of young chefs. His restaurant has won numerous awards, including the Visit England Excellence Taste of England Award in 2017. Paul is also passionate about wine, particularly Bordeaux wines. In 2018, he was inducted as an Honorary Ambassador of Bordeaux Wines by the Grand Conseil du Vin de Bordeaux and played a key role in organising Bordeaux Fête le Vin in Liverpool.
Bill Addy, Managng Director of Liverpool BID Company, was inducted as the Vice-Maître. 5 Commandeurs were also inducted at this occasion.
Billy Addy - Vice-Maître of the Commanderie de Bordeaux in Liverpool
Chief Executive of Liverpool BID Company, Reverend Canon Bill Addy is a chartered building manager and has served as CEO of Liverpool BID Company (Business Improvement District) since March 2013. He manages Liverpool's three BIDs: Retail and Leisure, Culture and Commerce, and the new Accommodation BID district. These districts cover 120 hectares of Liverpool and are home to 1,500 businesses employing over 70,000 people. The Retail and Leisure BID is in its 19th year of operation after successfully passing its 5th renewal vote in 2018. The Culture and Commerce BID was successfully renewed in 2021 for a five-year term. Bill is currently Chair of the Liverpool Visitor Economy Network (LVEN), a former Chair of The BID Foundation, and a member of the Liverpool Beatles Legacy Group. He is also a Church of England priest, serving at Liverpool Parish Church, and devotes some time to his beloved club, Everton FC.
At the close of the ceremony, at 7.30 pm, a Gala Dinner for 70 guests was held.
The wines provided generously for this occasion by Bordeaux winegrowers and via their Brotherhoods /Wine Syndicates
Tasting
Château La Garde Pessac-Léognan (Négoce) 2015 Red
Château Branas Grand Poujeaux Moulis-en-Médoc 2019 Red
Château Brondelle Graves 2022 White
Château de Rouillac Pessac-Léognan 2016 Red
Château Doisy Daêne Barsac 2018 White
Château de Chéreau, L’Egérie Lussac Saint-Emilion 2020 Red
Château des Laurets Puisseguin Saint-Emilion 2017 Red
Château La Grâce Dieu Les Menuts Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2020 Red
Château Garraud Lalande-de-Pomerol 2018 Red
Château Tessendey Fronsac 2019 Red
Château Faugas 1ères Côtes de Bordeaux & Cadillac 2018 White
Château Faugas 1ères Côtes de Bordeaux & Cadillac 2018 Red
Château Faugas 1ères Côtes de Bordeaux & Cadillac 2020 Red
Château Les Petits Arnauds (Vignobles Carreau) Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux 2019 Red
Le Clairet de Château Boutinet Bordeaux Clairet 2024
Les Hauts de Naudon, de Château Pierrail Bordeaux Supérieur 2022 Red
Château Haut-Dina Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux 2022 Red
Château de Chainchon, Cuvée le soutien gorge rouge Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux 2020
Château Bel Air l'Espérance Entre-Deux-Mers 2023 White
Gala Dinner
Château La Brande - Perle de la Brande Crémant de Bordeaux 2021 White
Ballarin Black Pearl Crémant de Bordeaux White
Clos Floridène Graves 2020 White
Château Rauzan-Gassies Margaux, 2ème GC Classé en 1855 2015 Red
Château Guiraud Sauternes, 1er GC Classé en 1855 2010
Château Grand Corbin-Despagne Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé 2016
To establish the Commanderie's wine cellar
Château Filhot Sauternes, GC Classé en 1855 2015
Château Latour Martillac GC Classé de Graves-Pessac-Léognan 2021 White
Château Fieuzal Pessac-Léognan 2010 Red
Château Durfort Vivens Margaux, 2ème GC Classé en 1855 2009 Red
Château Lynch Moussas Pauillac 2011 Red
Château Lafaurie Peyraguey Sauternes, 1er GC Classé en 1855 2011 White
Château des Laurets Puisseguin Saint-Emilion 2017 Red
Château de Chéreau, L’Egérie Lussac Saint-Emilion 2020 Red
Château Rozier Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2022 Red
Château Laroze Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé 2019 Red
Château La Croix de Gay Pomerol 2019 Red
Château Maltus - Vignobles Lassagne Lalande-de-Pomerol 2020 Red
Château Pavillon Beauregard Lalande-de-Pomerol 2020 Red
Château Gaby Canon-Fronsac 2018 Red
Château du Pavillon Sainte-Croix-du-Mont 2004 Sweet white
Château du Pavillon Sainte-Croix-du-Mont 2007 Sweet white
Château du Pavillon Sainte-Croix-du-Mont 2007 Sweet white
Château Haut Macô, Cuvée Jean-Bernard Côtes de Bourg 2019 Red
Château Faugas Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux 2018 Red
Château Le Cône Taillasson (de Château Crusquet de Lagarcie) Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux 2020 Red
Château Le Chay Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux 2020 Red
Château de l'Hoste Blanc, (Vignobles Baylet - Château Landereau) Bordeaux Supérieur 2020 Red
Château Aux Graves de la Laurence Bordeaux Supérieur 2020 Red
Château Tour de Cazelle (Château Jacquet) Côtes de Bourg 2020 Red
Château Tifayne Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux 2019 Red
Château de Vermont Prestige Entre-Deux-Mers 2023 White
Château Bellevue Entre-Deux-Mers 2023 White
