Grow Profitability
Increase Quality
Protect your investment
WE ARE Wine Industry PROFESSIONALS
Achieving YOUR Wine Business Objectives
Elevating winemaking and viticulture.
Wine Consulting Firm, aka, WCF, provides consulting services in winemaking, viticulture, production, winery management, winery and vineyard sales and acquisitions, and winery design. Our clients range from small winery owners looking to increase their business potential and the quality of their wine, to wine industry investors in need of expert advice and services.
We are a group of inspired wine industry professionals with proven track records in an increasingly competitive wine industry market. We’re nimble and savvy, and our business model is meant to customize with your needs, not the way around.
Originally established in 2012 as Burgundy Style Consulting, Wine Consulting Firm is based out of the Pacific Northwest and serves International clients worldwide.
Our Services
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Viticulture
Vineyard development
Rootstock selection
Vineyard and trellis implantation
Yield and canopy management
Maturity and harvesting scheduling
Vineyard evaluations and diagnosis
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WINEMAKING
Harvest, crush, fermentation
Blending
Wine aging
Barrel evaluation and selection
Production design
Technical evaluation
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Property & Soil
Vineyard site suitability analysis and report
Terroir analysis
Geophysical testing
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START UPS
Business plan, brand and model development
Establishment of Goals & Timeline
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Vineyard & Winery
Acquisitions & Sales
Valuations
Assessments
WHO WE Are
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Sébastien Marquet, Co-Founder of WCF, Winemaker
With over 35 years in the industry, Sébastien a true Burgundian, made his first legitimate wine in Volnay at the age of 16. Five years later, he took on a job to solo manage a 54 hectare Domaine in Languedoc-Rousillon, where he pruned endless rows of vines from dawn to dusk, in addition to producing 40,000 cases of the wine. From here, the tireless and driven Sébastien took his winemaking career across the pond to the USA, where he produced award wining wines on both coasts, with accolades from top critiques in countless competitions. Branching out in 2011, Sebastien offered his expertise and knowledge through his consulting firm and has been the catalyst for the success of dozens of top wineries throughout the nation. He has seen and done it all!
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Jérome Barret, Sparkling Specialist
From Champagne, and plus 25 years experience, Jérome Barret is known in the industry as the international “Mr.Bubbles”. As a sparkling wine specialist, an innovative spark, and knowledgable of all things bubbly, Jérome assists his clients across the globe with producing the best possible sparkling.
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ISABELLE DUTARTRE, WINEMAKER
As a sought after, veteran winemaker with +30 years of winemaking experience in some of the world’s most famous wineries, Isabelle has worked with dozens of brands, priding herself with creating wines that are well rounded and structured, while highlighting feminin nuances.
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ISABELLE TRUCHON, CO-FOUNDER OF WCF & REAL ESTATE BROKER
Originally from Montreal, since 2012, Isabelle has played a role in the creation of some of todays top wineries in the USA through land, vineyard, and winery acquisitions. She possesses a rare quality of understanding both the complex wine industry and of applying her creative acumen and vision to her projects. Isabelle is a broker in Oregon’s Wine Country with Cascade Hasson Sotheby’s International Realty, with connections worldwide for acquisitions and sales across the globe.
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SÉBASTIAN TRAVIESSA, NURSURY, CLONE AND VINEYARD SPECIALIST
Hailing from Chilie, and with 20+ years experience, Sébastian is a top expert in clonal selections worldwide. His passion for the vine and for life is exuberant and bigger than life itself!
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Contact us.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you’re ready to launch your wine business. Maybe you want to turn your hobby into something more. Or maybe you want to share your wine with the world.
Whatever it is, we can help!