{"id":23794,"date":"2022-10-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidelaplace.rcassocies.com\/2022\/10\/14\/inside-la-place-wine-and-gastronomy\/"},"modified":"2022-10-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T00:00:00","slug":"inside-la-place-wine-and-gastronomy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidelaplace.rcassocies.com\/en\/2022\/10\/14\/inside-la-place-wine-and-gastronomy\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside La Place – Wine and Gastronomy"},"content":{"rendered":"

V\u00e9ronique Dausse\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Managing Director<\/p>\n

Working at the estate since 2010<\/p>\n

Met by Gerda at the Ch\u00e2teau<\/p>\n

Ch\u00e2teau Ph\u00e9lan S\u00e9gur<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Saint-Est\u00e8phe<\/p>\n

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Gerda: <\/strong>Tell us about you…<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

V\u00e9ronique Dausse<\/strong>: I am passionate about wine but also about learning, I love adventures, growing people and team spirit, leading projects, working and building.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gerda: What are the main challenges you personally face, in the practice of your work?<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

V\u00e9ronique Dausse<\/strong>: I may surprise you, but “Mother Nature” is not the main challenge for me: it is our job and we have to cooperate with it, even if it has been difficult for the last few years and forcing us to question ourselves on short and medium term; all of this with a concern for virtuous viticulture and an objective of sustainability.<\/span><\/p>\n

My real challenge is rather human: understanding “young people” of 25 years old, men and women that I am integrating into my team. I come from a generation and an education model that is achieved through work. On this point, there has been a big change today. Young people no longer have the same references, the same aspirations and the same vision of life. Covid has accelerated this trend. It is a question of dealing with their demands, their aspiration for a new life balance and their impatience. As for those who join the “vineyard or the cellar”, it is a question of convincing them that their profession, which is difficult, is also rich in satisfaction and nobility. We participate in two training programs, the Ecole de la Vigne and the Vignerons du Vivant, which allow young people or adults to join our estates: it doesn’t always work, but we have some very good success stories. Respect for others and their work and mutual aid is what is needed at Ph\u00e9lan. I don’t like to say that Phelan is a family, but there is a real spirit. But this implies adherence to the project, a strong commitment, and a sense of responsibility. Sometimes, passion is born and takes hold of you. Each person’s action is part of a whole. If it succeeds, everyone can measure their share of success. If it is not successful, I take responsibility. However, we are only “passers”, we are at the service of a property that will last for a long time. My role is therefore to unite a happy and humble team that animates, maintains and makes this beautiful property progress for today and tomorrow. Balance, always balance!<\/p>\n

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Harvest 2021<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Gerda: How did your harvest go?<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

V\u00e9ronique Dausse<\/strong>: There were two emotional moments:<\/span><\/p>\n