Nine years ago I interviewed the Englishman at the head of AXA Millésimes, the wine division of the French insurance group. Then 44, Christian Seely spoke entertainingly but guardedly about his progression from Insead business school to Guinness Mahon bank to reviving AXA’s port property Quinta do Noval. In 2000, he was given overall responsibility for AXA’s wine properties in Bordeaux, Burgundy, Languedoc, Portugal and Hungary.
九年前,我在法國著名保險集團旗下葡萄酒公司安盛佳釀(AXA Millésimes)的總部採訪了克里斯蒂安•西里(Christian Seely),當時四十四歲的他開心地回憶了自己的經歷:從歐洲工商管理學院(Insead business school)到馬洪銀行(Guinness Mahon bank),再到主持安盛旗下產業飛鳥酒莊(Quinta do Noval)的重振旗鼓。2000年,他已經全權負責起了安盛集團在波爾多(Bordeaux)、勃艮地(Bourgogne, Burgundy)、朗格多克(Languedoc)、葡萄牙和匈牙利地區的葡萄酒莊園業務。