Bernard Burtschy

Bernard Burtschy holds a Doctorate in Statistics and is Resident Professor at the National Telecommunications School and at the Ecole Centrale. He is also, and above all, a great wine lover, taster and much-published wine writer.

Since 1993 he has been with the Revue du Vin de France as a columnist and latterly as an associate editor. He is also responsible for the wine guide Le Classement (Editions Revue du Vin de France) where he is co-editor.

From 2002 to 2004 he was a director of the GaultMillau Guide and head of its wine section, Le Vin. He is author or co-author of numerous wine guides : Le guide des sommeliers, Le Larousse des vins, 1998 (written in collaboration with Michel Dovaz), La route des vins de France (Ediguides) and L'année du vin (Calman-Lévy)...

Bernard Burtschy is a member of the European Grand Jury; a professor and teacher at Les Grains Nobles, the Paris School of Wine Tasting; and has been President of our Committee of Experts since 1992.

Bernard Burtschy has been recognised with numerous awards for his articles on wine.