History
Patrick Piuze was born in 1973 in Quebec, Canada. At the age of eighteen, Piuze met Marc Chapoutier, who inspired him to seek a career in the wine world. Piuze traveled for years around the world, working on vineyards in Australia, South Africa and Israel. After returning to Canada, Piuze founded a wine bar called Le Pinot Noir in downtown Montreal.
However, his career as a caterer did not fully satisfy him and in 2000 Piuze moved to Burgundy, France, and began work at Oliver Leflaive’s winery, in the village of Puligny-Montrachet. Piuze’s gifts were quickly spotted and in his second year he was appointed winemaker of Olivier Leflaive’s Chablis production. In the service of Leflaive, he was hired by La Maison Verget (Jean-Marie Guffens), whose wines are known for their fine terroir style. The career progressed at a fairly fast pace and soon Piuze was already at the house of Jean-Marc Brocard as cellar master. In 2008, however, Piuze decided to become an entrepreneur and set up a house bearing his own name.