Our Team

Sébastien Marquet

Sébastien Marquet

President/Director of Winemaking

Sébastien Marquet’s impressive background includes overseeing and producing 30 years of vintages worldwide while developing and implementing successful business strategies and production budgets, ensuring the cost of production control and financial growth. Marquet’s expertise encompasses the introduction of wine brands, ensuring that each brand’s production aligns with its business models and ensures that the quality remains consistent vintage after vintage. Marquet’s record shows effective marketing strategies resulting in elevated sales, successful product branding, and consistently producing award-winning wines for his clients.

Marquet conducts and coordinates every aspect of the winemaking process, vineyard management, negotiations, and working with other growers through vinification, blending, and quality control.  Marquet is fluent in Spanish, English, and French, allowing effective communication with all workers on the team.

A long career as a winemaker in various wine regions worldwide has allowed Marquet to produce award-winning wines from each of these localities. Marquet has developed the skills required to produce quality wines in distinct climates and terroir through this extensive experience, and has demonstrated his ability to deliver through an extensive list of awards and accolades received for his wines. Marquet has made wine in Burgundy, Languedoc-Roussillon, Martinique, Sonoma, Napa Valley, and Virginia. Marquet’s background has refined his approach to wine quality and consistency, product branding and production vintage after vintage.

Seb.Marquet@mac.com
503-457-3602

Isabelle Truchon, CSW

Isabelle Truchon

Isabelle Truchon, CSW

Partner,
Manager of Operations

Truchon is a strong written and oral communicator in both her native French language and in English. With Marquet, Isabelle’s branding and marketing acumen assist winery owners in developing successful businesses that resonate with their demographic. Through Burgundy Style, Isabelle offers branding, brand development, and marketing services ranging from developing brand culture, values, and properties, effective tag lines, web site design, graphic art, and social media. Truchon conducts fun and educational wine seminars, including corporate and private events. Her deep appreciation and knowledge of wine and art history have led Marquet and Truchon to head successful Wine Experience Tours in Burgundy since 2010, with plans to include tours to Champagne, and Oregon soon. Truchon holds A BFA and is an accomplished artist in painting, drawing, and sculpture, exhibiting her work actively in the Washington DC area, California and the Pacific Northwest.

IsabelleTruchon@me.com
571-291-5988

James Phillips

James Phillips

Winemaker

After beginning his wine industry career in the Lake Erie wine region, James realized his passion for winemaking and moved to the Finger Lakes, where he would obtain greater experience and knowledge. James pursued his education at Finger Lakes Community College in Viticulture and Wine Technology, and was quickly promoted to Assistant Winemaker at Montezuma Winery. His experience working in wineries of various sizes in different capacities, was a perfect bridge to Burgundy Style Consulting. James has been with BSC since 2014, and continues to be a great asset to the company. His friendly, and professional demeanor, speaks volumes with our clients. He brings a fresh approach to winemaking, always trying to improve quality, and raising the standard in all aspects.

Felipe Reyes

Felipe Reyes

Vineyard Manager

Felipe Reyes has been in the Vineyard industry for over 18 years. His love of the vine, and land extends itself to his incredible attention to detail in the vineyards. Rain or shine, Felipe leads vineyard crews to fulfill all necessary duties and tasks to obtain the best quality grapes, and wine.

Sketch

Sketch

Sketch is a spunky Rat Terrier who is always eager to please in the vineyards. He enjoys the sun, so heat is never a problem for this little fellow.  Running along the vineyard rows, he feels right at home.  He loves to chase away critters, and play with butterflies!

Ilus

Ilus

Ilus is a Pudlepointer, with an uncanny way to romp along the vineyards sporting a smile. He is obedient, eager to please, and quite the loving companion. His favorite pastime is to swim in ponds, chase geese, and enjoy an occasional glass of wine.