

I started from scratch, doing my first classes in the vineyards, above the vines, in the picnic areas. At the age of 29, I decided, I was better on my own, with greater freedom of choice and started my own company. I have worked in the wine trade as a cellar hand, vineyard hand, laboratory & vineyard technician, winemaker, viticulturist, salesman, communication, marketing and guide and built durable relations with many important actors of Burgundy Wine Trade. I enjoyed studying wine and its various aspects. After this, Three more years of academic studies at the University of Burgundy, from where I graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Vine Science and a Master in Wine, Vine & Terroir. In search for more knowledge, I have completed a Two Year Degree at the Viticultural HighSchool of Beaune, BTS Viticulture Oenology. I have attended the Adult School in Beaune for a One Year Degree in Winemaking and Oenology, the BPREA at the CFPPA in Beaune.

I have completed my HighSchool degree at the Lycée Clos Maire in Beaune. I moved to Burgundy in my late teens and crossed paths with Becky Wasserman & Russell Hone that introduced me to the wine world. Wine Cellar ClassRoom at Burgundy Wine School Cristina Otel-Lafon’s Story » I have started Burgundy Wine School® in 2009 in order to educate guests to the complexity of Burgundy Wines. There are three dominating types of wine that come out of the Burgundy wine region, and those include dry white wines, full-body red wines and medium-body red.
