Irouléguy My Love: Journey of a Sommelier (French Edition) By Éric Remus

Dive into the world of wine with Irouléguy my love, , first novel ofEric Remus, , former winemaker in Saint-Émilion. This story, as gripping as it is instructive, reads like a fictional confession, a testimony poignant on the sometimes dark workings of the Professional sommellerie.

Victor Soubéran, a young idealistic student in sommelier studies, is participating in the competition of the Best Future Sommelier. Enthusiastic and hardworking, he is unaware that this coveted title arouses Desires and cheating. He will discover with astonishment that one of the candidates had access to the questions in advance, thereby gaining an unfair advantage. Despite his legitimate victory, Victor will become the target of his disloyal peers.

Then begins a descent into hell: sabotages, , sidelining, , professional disappointments. But a tragic event — the December 2004 tsunami — will turn everything upside down. In the heart of the chaos, a decisive meeting with Pierre Derennes, great Bordeaux bourgeois and co-owner of an estate in Saint-Émilion, will open a new path for Victor, act of resilience, commitment, and love for wine.

Through the dialogues between these two men who are completely opposed to each other, the reader is invited to discover the world of wine from a rare perspective: intimate, realistic, critical, and passionate. Of wine service training to the wine production, passing through the circuits of Distribution, the author reveals the behind-the-scenes of this fascinating world.

Éric Remus delivers a dense, accessible, and profoundly human, where the Vine becomes metaphor self-construction.

🟣 Author's presentation

Eric Remus operated a vineyard at Saint-Émilion, one of the most prestigious Bordeaux terroirs. It is also Co-author of Les Bleus en Noir (Belfond, 1998). Irouléguy my love is his/her/its first novel, published in Persée Editions. His dual experience as a writer and wine professional gives his narrative a rare authenticity.

🟣 Article features

• Title : Irouléguy My Love: Itinerary of a Sommelier

• Author : Eric Remus

• Editor : Persée Editions

• Language : French

• Format : Paperback

• Number of pages : 290

• Dimensions : 23.4 x 15.6 x 1.5 cm

• Weight : 411 g

• Publication date : March 17, 2021

• ISBN : 978-2-8231-3189-5