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シュードル ニコラ
Hometown: Bordeaux, France
In Japan: 17 years
Identity: Sommelier, Wine Importer, Restaurateur
The green ribbon metal (Chevalier de L’Ordre du Mérite Agricole) on Nicolas’s lapel was presented to the 42 year-old Frenchman on Dec. 4 by the government of France, in recognition of his nearly two decades of promoting French wines in Kyushu. Nicolas first came to Fukuoka in 1989 to manage Bordeaux’s booth at the Yokatopia exposition in Momochi. Following that, he joined Iwataya Department Store and was instrumental in building their wine import and retail business. Currently, along with his wife Yuko, he operates his own wine business and a French restaurant Le Chevalier in Akasaka. The award was given not only to celebrate his commercial success, or his educating of at least 8,000 people in Kysuhu who have attended his seminars (fifty each year!), but for his consultation and promotion of the smaller independent wineries in our sister city of Bordeaux. Congratulations! More info: www.nicolasgourmet.com
Hometown: Bordeaux, France
In Japan: 17 years
Identity: Sommelier, Wine Importer, Restaurateur
The green ribbon metal (Chevalier de L’Ordre du Mérite Agricole) on Nicolas’s lapel was presented to the 42 year-old Frenchman on Dec. 4 by the government of France, in recognition of his nearly two decades of promoting French wines in Kyushu. Nicolas first came to Fukuoka in 1989 to manage Bordeaux’s booth at the Yokatopia exposition in Momochi. Following that, he joined Iwataya Department Store and was instrumental in building their wine import and retail business. Currently, along with his wife Yuko, he operates his own wine business and a French restaurant Le Chevalier in Akasaka. The award was given not only to celebrate his commercial success, or his educating of at least 8,000 people in Kysuhu who have attended his seminars (fifty each year!), but for his consultation and promotion of the smaller independent wineries in our sister city of Bordeaux. Congratulations! More info: www.nicolasgourmet.com
出身：フランス ボルドー
日本滞在歴：１７年
職業：ソムリエ
ワイン好きならニコラ・シュードルの名前に聞き覚えがある人も多いのでは？フランス各地のシャトーで彼が直接買い付けたワインは「ニコラ・セレクション」として百貨店などで販売・紹介されており、ワインに関するセミナーや研修も積極的に行い、今や「ニコラ先生」と多くの人に親しまれている。
そんな彼が初めて来福したのは、百道でアジア太平洋博覧会”よかトピア”が開催された１９８９年、２４歳の時。フランス人の父と日本人の母の元に生まれ、ボルドー大学でワイン醸造学を修めた彼は、来福をきかっけに故郷のボルドーと、その姉妹都市でもある福岡市とをワインを通じて繋ぐ活動をスタートさせる。ビジネスの成功だけでなく、フランスの小さなメーカーの紹介なども含めて、ワインの普及に貢献したとして２００７年７月にフランス政府から「農事功労勲章 シュバリエ章」を授与された。
奥様の祐子さんと二人三脚で、仏レストラン「ル・シュバリエ（中央区大名）」の経営や、ワインファンを増やすべく積極的な活動を続けるニコラ。二人の気さくで大らかな人柄のファンも多い。
www.nicolasgourmet.com
Hometown: Bordeaux, France
In Japan: 17 years
Identity: Sommelier, Wine Importer, Restaurateur
The green ribbon metal (Chevalier de L’Ordre du Mérite Agricole) on Nicolas’s lapel was presented to the 42 year-old Frenchman on Dec. 4 by the government of France, in recognition of his nearly two decades of promoting French wines in Kyushu. Nicolas first came to Fukuoka in 1989 to manage Bordeaux’s booth at the Yokatopia exposition in Momochi. Following that, he joined Iwataya Department Store and was instrumental in building their wine import and retail business. Currently, along with his wife Yuko, he operates his own wine business and a French restaurant Le Chevalier in Akasaka. The award was given not only to celebrate his commercial success, or his educating of at least 8,000 people in Kysuhu who have attended his seminars (fifty each year!), but for his consultation and promotion of the smaller independent wineries in our sister city of Bordeaux. Congratulations! More info: www.nicolasgourmet.com
